Betrothal
The formal engagement period in ancient Israel, legally binding and requiring a certificate of divorce to dissolve. Mary and Joseph were betrothed when the angel announced Jesus' conception (Matthew 1:18-19). Betrothal involved payment of a bride price (mohar) by the groom's family (Genesis 34:12, Exodus 22:16-17). Deuteronomy 20:7 exempted betrothed men from military service. Hosea 2:19-20 uses betrothal language for God's relationship with Israel: 'I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.' The church is currently in a betrothal relationship with Christ, awaiting the wedding day (2 Corinthians 11:2).
Verses about Betrothal
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Keluaran 21:8
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have n…
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Keluaran 21:9
And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
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Keluaran 22:16
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
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Imamat 19:20
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be …
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Ulangan 20:7
And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and anothe…
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Ulangan 22:23
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
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Ulangan 22:25
But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:
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Ulangan 22:27
For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
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Ulangan 22:28
If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
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Ulangan 28:30
Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineya…
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Hosea 2:19
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
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Hosea 2:20
I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.