Sentences with phrase «more concubines»
Abraham, the founder of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, had children — notably Ishmael — by his maid with the sanction of God; David and Solmon — just to name two — had multiple hundreds of wives and even more concubines.
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2 Samuel 5:13: «And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron.
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Wives were considered the property of their husband, though they held a higher status and more privileges than slaves and concubines (Exodus 20:17).
Not many of Gods followers had more than one wife either if you remember Sara gave a concubine to Abraham because she couldn't have any children so therefor he only had one wife also.
But Genesis 19 no more condemns all homosexuality, than Judges 19 (in which the town of Gibeah rapes a female concubine all night) condemns all heterosexuality.
Polygamy (more than one wife) is acceptable, as is a king's having many concubines.
Assyrian records indicate a more critical tribute including some of Hezekiah's daughters, his «concubines, male and female musicians.
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No one exemplifies the ostentatious nature of the Capitol residents better than Elizabeth Banks» Effie Trinket, the District 12 liaison who wears more makeup than a concubine.
Though prepared to be a concubine to the king, as the tradition dictated, the change to a more sisterly role never became an issue for her.
[more] It's been widely reported that the three - hour lesbian romance Blue is the Warmest Color is the first «queer» film to ever win the top award at the Cannes film festival (though one could make a case for Farewell My Concubine back in 1993).
Farewell My Concubine may have been better received, but the Chinese director's follow - up is the more ravishing movie; set largely in 1920s Shanghai, it doesn't evoke a past era so much as a universe of indulgences, temptations, and sumptuous textures lost to time.