What does the Bible really say about marriage?
Exploring 3 resources about Old Testament from a biblical perspective.
Genesis 2:24 describes to us what "a marriage" is. It is a one flesh union between one man and one woman. What it does not do is tell us how many marriages a man can have.
Does Deut 17:17 prescribe that kings can only have one wife?
Some argue that all recorded polygynous families in the Bible experienced conflicts, so polygyny must be inherently problematic and against God's will.
