2006-10-04 09:28:42 · 11 answers · asked by hollatme 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i ment soloman
2006-10-04 09:44:18 · update #1
i ment solomon
2006-10-04 09:45:20 · update #2
For us living today it would be a sin. It was Solomon not Abraham who had 700 wives and 300 concubines which were also a sin for him to have because they turned him away from God. "1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
2Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart." I KIngs 11:1-3 in The Holy Bible.
2006-10-04 09:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by LARRY S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The number of wives permitted depends on the belief system and the established laws, if any.
In some cultures, a man is permitted one wife, for ever. That is true monogamy.
In others, like the United States, because of the Dawes Act of the 1880's, a man is permitted one wife at a time. One can remarry after the death of a spouse, annulment, or divorce. This is serial monogamy. (Margaret Mead called it "sequential polygamy," but that expression doesn't accurately reflect the practice.)
Among some central African tribal societies, there is no limit to the number of wives that a king (or tribal leader) may have.
So, the concept of "sin" is culturally relative. It is also temporally relative. At one time, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) believed in polygyny (one man, many wives), but the church doctrine changed in 1890 to monogamy. The founders of the Kibbutzim in the area that is now Israel did not believe in marriage at all.
The belieg system in place during the time of Abraham would determine the morality of his behavior.
2006-10-04 16:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Goethe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many cultures it would be a sin because it is illegal. It would also be a sin based on Jesus' statements about how God intended marriage to be between one man and one woman in Matthew.
Abraham did not have 700 wives. David and Solomon had multiple wives (in the hundreds), but they were commanded not to and it let Solomon astray. It was a sin for them, too.
2006-10-04 16:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by Contemplative Chanteuse IDK TIRH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham did not have 700 wives.
2006-10-04 16:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by Pearly Gator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good thing you corrected yourself.. I was about to pounce... NOT
Sin No, Illegal Yes.. By the direction Paul gave us on the structure of the church you could never become a church leader but could you be saved and therefore be a child of God.. Yes.. Jim
2006-10-04 17:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the new testament...that was before there were many people here...mulitiply and be fruitful is old testament and if you are rich enough to have 200 wives and take care of all of them..sure then.... really though... the new testament does and doubt y could take on that many..
2006-10-04 16:33:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham PBUH had only two: Sarah and Hagar.
2006-10-04 16:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by mido 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sin...is the lack of brains in u...
2006-10-04 16:30:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have or will have trouble, affording the one you have or hope to have.
2006-10-04 16:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure.
2006-10-04 16:29:59 · answer #10 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋