Wife

Wife [EBD]

The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife's legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband. Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).

Wife [NAVE]

WIFE
Called Desire of the Eyes, Ezek. 24:16.
Help, Gen. 2:18, 20.
Fruitful Vine, Psa. 128:3.
The judgment denounced against Eve, Gen. 3:16.
Relation of, to husband, Gen. 2:18, 23, 24; 1 Cor. 11:3-12.
Domestic duties of, Gen. 18:6; Prov. 31:13-27.
Beloved, by Isaac, Gen. 24:67; by Jacob, Gen. 29:30.
Hated, Gen. 29:31-33.
Loyal, Gen. 31:14-16.
Unfaithful, Num. 5:14-31; Potiphar's, Gen. 39:7; Bath-sheba, 2 Sam. 11:2-5.
Contentious, Zipporah, Ex. 4:25.
See: Unclassified Scriptures, below. Idolatrous, Solomon's wives, 1 Kin. 11:4-8; Neh. 13:26; Jezebel, 1 Kin. 21; 2 Kin. 9:30-37.
Incorruptible, Vashti, Esth. 1:10-22.
Tactful, Abigail, 1 Sam. 25:3, 14-42.
Bought, Gen. 29; Ex. 21:7-11; Ruth 4:10.
Gotten by violence, Judg. 21.
Procured, Gen. 24; 34:4-10; 38:6.
Vows of, Num. 30:6-16.
See: Divorce; Marriage; Virgin.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating to
Gen. 2:18, 23, 24; Gen. 3:16; Esth. 1:20-22; Psa. 128:3, 4; Prov. 12:4; Prov. 14:1; Prov. 18:22; Prov. 19:13, 14; Prov. 25:24 Prov. 21:9, 19. Prov. 30:21-23; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Cor. 7:2-6, 10-14, 16, 27-29, 32-34, 38-40; 1 Cor. 11:3, 7-9, 11, 12; 1 Cor. 14:34, 35; Eph. 5:22-25, 28, 31, 33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Tim. 3:11; 1 Tim. 5:9, 10, 14; Tit. 2:3-5; 1 Pet. 3:1-7 See: Husband; Parents; Widow; Women.

WIFE [SMITH]

[MARRIAGE]

WIFE [ISBE]

WIFE - wif.

See MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.