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So here we go on the "biblical definition of the family unit":
- Marriages must be in the same faith
- Not only should a wife be subordinate (Ephisians 5:22), but she must prove her virginity lest she be stoned (Deuteronomy 22:20-21)
- Marriages should be arranged
- If a woman's husband dies without having had a son, she must marry his brother and have intercourse with him until they have a son (Mark 12:18-27)
- Many of the "men of god" were not only married but had at least one concubine (Abraham, Caleb, Solomon)
- God frequently blessed polygamists (Esau, Jacob, Gideon, David, Solomon, Behshazzarr)