How many wives does the Bible recommend I take...as many as I can afford?

Question

Is it not true that the Bible recommends I take as many wives as I can support...isn't this a true description of biblical marriage?

Answer 1

Yes, the bible says you get as many wives as you can afford, or deal with without going crazy.

Answer 2

Yes, you are correct. Because men are perpetually in need of intimacy they should always have multiple lovers and, living in the same household will promote family, community, and mutual support. It's stupid for men to be monogamous. They are too addicted to intimacy for that.

It isn't like the wives are prevented from supplying other men with intimate contacts. Every man should be a walrus. Thank you and good night.

Answer 3

The Koran recommends that - the Judeo-Christian bible holds no recommendation - although some could argue it could be interpreted that way - they would be wrong however that it say that. The bible demonstrates story after story of how polygamists in the bible had serious family problems.

Answer 4

1 and No....

Answer 5

it's been awhile and i can't really remember chapter and verse, but i believe Leviticus basically says you must be able to support however many wives you may have. remember moses was not monogamous.

Answer 6

Unrestricted polygamy was practiced in most human societies throughout the world in every age. Islam regulated polygamy by limiting the number of wives and establishing responsibility in its practice.

Monogamy of the West inherited from Greece and Rome where men were restricted by law to one wife but were free to have as many mistresses among the majority slave population as they wished. In the West today, most married men have extramarital relations with mistresses, girlfriends and prostitutes. Consequently the Western claim to monogamy is false.

Monogamy illogical. If a man wishes to have a second wife whom he takes care of and whose children carry his name and he provides for he is considered a criminal, bigamist, who may be sentenced to years in jail. However, if he has numerous mistresses and illegitimate children his relation is considered legal.

Men created polygamous because of a need in human society. There is normally a surplus of women in most human societies.1 The surplus is a result of men dying in wars, violent crimes and women outliving men.2 The upsurge in homosexuality further increases the problem. If systems do not cater to the need of surplus women it will result in corruption in society. Example, Germany after World War II, when suggestions to legalize polygamy were rejected by the Church. Resulting in the legalization of prostitution. German prostitutes are considered as workers like any other profession. They receive health benefits and pay taxes like any other citizen. Furthermore, the rate of marriage has been steadily declining as each succeeding generation finds the institution of marriage more and more irrelevant.

Western anthropologists argue that polygamy is a genetic trait by which the strongest genes of the generation are passed on. Example, the lion king, the strongest of the pack, monopolizes the females thereby insuring that the next generation of lion cubs will be his offspring.

Institutional polygamy prevents the spread of diseases like Herpes and AIDS. Such venereal diseases spread in promiscuous societies where extra-marital affairs abound.

Polygamy protects the interests of women and children in society. Men, in Western society make the laws. They prefer to keep polygamy illegal because it absolves them of responsibility. Legalized polygamy would require them to spend on their additional wives and their offspring. Monogamy allows them to enjoy extra-marital affairs without economic consequence.

Answer 7

1 wife only

Answer 8

One wife

Answer 9

if it is mentioned in the bible then it is between you and the almighty( blessed be he). talk to your religious leader.

Pastor if Christian
Rabbi if Jewish

Answer 10

One wife but even that would be hard for you, since you're afraid of women. ; )