From Nave’s Topical Bible
Dowry
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 3Passages listed
- 2Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- General scriptures concerningExodus 22:16Exodus 22:17Ruth 4:3–9
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The passages, in Bible order (3)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 3 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Exodus 22:16
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
Commentary on Exodus 22:162 voices
If a man entice a maid - This was an exceedingly wise and humane law, and must have operated powerfully against seduction and fornication; because the person who might feel inclined to take the advantage of a young woman knew that he must marry her, and give her a dowry, if her parents consented; and if they did not consent that their daughter should wed her seducer, in this case he was obliged to give her the full dowry which could have been demanded had she been still a virgin.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And if a man entice a maid, that is not betrothed,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 22:17
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
Commentary on Exodus 22:172 voices
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
If she was betrothed to another, it was death to debauch her ( Deut. xxii. 23, 24 ); but the law here mentioned respects her as single. But, if the father refused her to him, he was to give satisfaction in money for the injury and disgrace he had done her.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
- Ruth 4:3–9
And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
Commentary on Ruth 4:3–92 voices
In her circumstances she was at liberty to part with it (Le 25:25). Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in the land during their lives; but Naomi alone was mentioned, not only because she directed all the negotiations, but because the introduction of Ruth's name would awaken a suspicion of the necessity of marrying her, before the first proposition was answered.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And he said unto the kinsman,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed