11 Bible Verses about dowry
Most Relevant Verses
Exodus 22:16-17
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be
his wife. "If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry
for virgins.
Genesis 34:12
"Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give
me the girl in marriage."
Genesis 24:53
The servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to
Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
Genesis 29:16-28
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was
Rachel. And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face. Now Jacob loved
Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."
Genesis 31:41
"These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters
and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.
1 Samuel 18:25
Saul then said, "Thus you shall say to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred
foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king's enemies '" Now Saul planned to make
David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 3:14
So David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, to whom I
was betrothed for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
1 Kings 9:16
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the
Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
Genesis 24:59-61
Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham's servant and his men. They
blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, and
may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them." Then Rebekah arose with her
maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and
departed.
Genesis 29:24
Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
Judges 1:14-15
Then it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then
she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Give me
a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, and give me also springs of water." So
Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
