Bride-Price מֹ֣הַר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Apr 9, 2025 · 3m

We are still in chapter 34 of Genesis with our word for today is used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. מֹ֣הַר bride-price, dowry, money or goods given to the father of the bride; in some sense as compensation for the loss of his daughter. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Here are all the uses. Exodus 22:16-17 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the כְּמֹ֖הַרbride-price, and she shall be his wife. If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. 1 Samuel 18:23-25…