Used to answer a question about polygynous converts, with the host appealing to it for a one-man/one-woman norm in marriage.
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human origins and marriage
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- bible04:05:17
- bible02:54:36
Quoted to argue that New Testament marriage instruction is one-man/one-wife and therefore cuts against polygamy.
- bible02:53:49
Mentioned in reply to the Numbers 14:29 suggestion to note that children, unlike the judged adults, still entered the promised land; used in thinking about age and accountability.
- gospel02:53:37
Raised to question whether Jesus' parable presupposes a polygamous wedding setting and what that implies for New Testament marriage ethics.
- bible02:52:20
Suggested by a viewer as support for age 20 being a marker of accountability/maturity in a prior marriage debate.
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