Marriage: Presents Given to Parents to Secure Their Favor

Scripture references

• Gen 24:53 Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing,
• Gen 34:12 Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever
• Deu 22:29 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty
• 1Sa 18:25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a
• Hos 3:2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of