does the bible frown upon interracial couples?

Question

if so, what book, chapter, verse?

Answer 1

No, not at all! If you look at the account of Moses who was married to a Cushite woman! In the Bible book of Numbers chapter 12:1 , "Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite."
If you go on to read the whole account, you will find that the Lord struck Miriam with leprosy because of her prejudice! The Israelites were instructed not to marry people who worshiped other gods. This had NOTHING to do with race!
The Cushite woman was a black woman and Moses' relatives were racist. God hates racism as demonstrated by His punishment of Miriam!

In Deuteronomy 7:3-5, the concern was not to keep the nation of Israel from interacial mixing! It was to keep them from turning to other false gods that God told them to not worship! It had NOTHING to do with race! Moses' wife was a BLACK woman!

Answer 2

The Old Testament law commanded the Israelites not to engage in interracial marriage (Deuteronomy 7:3-4). The reason for this is that the Israelites would be led astray from God if they intermarried with idol worshippers, pagans, or heathens. A similar principle is laid out in the New Testament, but at a much different level: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14). Just as the Israelites (believers in the one true God) were commanded not to marry nonbelievers, so Christians (believers in the one true God) are commanded not to marry unbelievers. To answer this question specifically, no, the Bible does not say that interracial marriage is wrong.

A person should be judged by his or her character, not by skin color. All of us should be careful not to show favoritism to some, nor be prejudiced or racial to others (James 2:1-10, see especially verses 1 and 9). A Christian man or woman's standard for selecting a mate should always be to find out if the person they are interested in is a Christian (2 Corinthians 6:14), someone who is born again by faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:3-5). Faith in Christ, not skin color, is the Biblical standard for choosing a spouse. Interracial marriage is not a matter of right or wrong, but of wisdom, discernment, and prayer.

The only reason interracial marriage should be considered carefully is because of the difficulties a mixed-race couple may experience because others will have a hard time accepting them. Many interracial couples experience discrimination and ridicule, sometimes even from their own families. Some interracial couples experience difficulties when their children have skin tones of different shades from the parents and/or siblings. An interracial couple needs to take these things into consideration and be prepared for them, should they decide to marry. Again, though, the only Biblical restriction placed on whom a Christian can marry is whether the other person is a member of the Body of Christ.

Answer 3

As far as I know, there are no verses which touch on that subject. God created us all, no matter what race, color , creed , religion, whatever.
It would be much harder for two people of opposing religious views to be married than two people of different races. The same is true if one is a Christian and the other is not, which is called in the Bible " Being unequally yoked together ". But, two races can marry. Why not ? Being compatible in these other areas is much more vital.

Answer 4

There is not where in the bible where god says you can not marry a person from another race. Moses married a women of another race and at first they were not really happy about it, but they got over it. The only thing it says in the bible was that God forbade the Hebrews not to marry outside their religion because they were idol worshipers and prayed to other god's and lived ungodly lives.
there is not chapter or verse in the bible that says you can not marry a person of another race.

Answer 5

The only time the bible condemns marriage between Jews and non-Jews is when it causes a person to be lead astray. If the non-Jew accepted the Jewish religion, however, there wasn't any problem. In fact, two of the four women mentioned in Jesus' genealogy (in Matthew) were not Jewish (Rahab and Ruth).

Answer 6

Contrary to common misconception, the bible does not prohibit interracial marriages. The bible prohibits marriages between people of God and people who do not worship the true God. For Christians, that means you should not marry someone who is not a Christian. And for a Christian, anyone who is a Christian is the same as you, no matter what their color or background.

Answer 7

NO . Some may quote the verse about being unequally yoked but they would be wrong. That is not what that verse is referring to at all.
God made all people and he doesn't care what color of person you love. He does care if you choose to hate them because of their color.

Answer 8

How could it? What other races did it know about? The whole bible takes place in a several hundred square miles. Asia, Africa, etc. were totally unknown to biblical authors.

Now, different countries or different religions, that there was some mention of, but not "race" per se.

Answer 9

god made us all. He loves each and everyone of us regardless of what color we are. But read these Dt25:5, Mt22:30 1Co 7:1, 7:9, 7:28 and 1Ti4:3 and 5:14

Answer 10

No I think no Bible frowns or smiles or laughs...etc. ha
There is nothing in the Bible about mixed couples. It does refer to "unequally yoke together" that would be Christian/non-Christian