Marriage, restrictions concerning

The OT law forbade intermarriage with people who worshipped idols because it threatened the covenant relationship with God and his people. Marriage with close relations was also forbidden. Remarriage is permissible following the death of a spouse and, in certain circumstances, following divorce.

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Intermarriage with foreigners Examples of marriages to foreigners Ge 38:2; Ge 41:45; Ex 2:21; Le 24:10; Ru 1:4; 1 Ch 2:34–35; Ezr 10:18–44 Warnings against marrying foreigners Ex 34:16 See also Dt 7:3–4; Jos 23:12–13 Intermarriage with foreigners led to idolatry Jdg 3:5–6; 1 Ki 11:1–8 See also 1 Ki 16:31;…