Bible Cross References
dowry
Genesis 29:18
Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, "I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel."
Genesis 34:12
Tell me what presents you want, and set the payment for the bride as high as you wish; I will give you whatever you ask, if you will only let me marry her."
Exodus 22:16
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.
Exodus 22:17
But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin.
foreskins
1 Samuel 17:26
David asked the men who were near him, "What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?"
1 Samuel 17:36
I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.
Genesis 17:11-14
11
From now on you must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old, including slaves born in your homes and slaves bought from foreigners. This will show that there is a covenant between you and me.
12
(SEE 17:11)
13
Each one must be circumcised, and this will be a physical sign to show that my covenant with you is everlasting.
14
Any male who has not been circumcised will no longer be considered one of my people, because he has not kept the covenant with me."
Joshua 5:3
So Joshua did as the LORD had commanded, and he circumcised the Israelites at a place called Circumcision Hill.
to be avenged
1 Samuel 14:24
The Israelites were weak with hunger that day, because Saul, with a solemn oath, had given the order: "A curse be on anyone who eats any food today before I take revenge on my enemies." So nobody had eaten anything all day.
thought
1 Samuel 18:17
Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife on condition that you serve me as a brave and loyal soldier, and fight the LORD's battles." (Saul was thinking that in this way the Philistines would kill David, and he would not have to do it himself.)
2 Samuel 17:8-11
8
You know that your father David and his men are hard fighters and that they are as fierce as a mother bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier and does not stay with his men at night.
9
Right now he is probably hiding in a cave or some other place. As soon as David attacks your men, whoever hears about it will say that your men have been defeated.
10
Then even the bravest men, as fearless as lions, will be afraid because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great soldier and that his men are hard fighters.
11
My advice is that you bring all the Israelites together from one end of the country to the other, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, and that you lead them personally in battle.