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Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of
the other Zillah.
[Oh dear, first book of the Bible, and already there's a plurality of folks married
to one man. Hardy an auspicious start for the "Christian history says" angle...]

Genesis 29:21-28
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may
go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to
him; and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid
[for] an handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it [was] Leah: and
he said to Laban, What [is] this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for
Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in
our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. {country: Heb. place} 27 Fulfil her
week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet
seven other years. 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his
daughter to wife also.
[Jacob. Hmm... Wasn't he rather important to Christianity? How could his marital
status be overlooked by the "faithful"? Willfully perhaps?]

Genesis 36:2-4
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the
Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 And
Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
[Still not out of Genesis, and here's another man with several wives. Sheesh.]

And then there's this little item in Deuteronomy 21:15-17
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him
children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was
hated: 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath,
[that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated,
[which is indeed] the firstborn: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for]
the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the
beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his. {that...: Heb. that is
found with him}
[Oh yes, "one man and one woman was the law of the land." So much so that laws were
written for folks who had more than one wife. (Please note the extensive use of sarcasm
there.)]

Judges 8:30-31
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
{of his...: Heb. going out of his thigh} 31 And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she
also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. {called: Heb. set}
[More multiple wives, and a concubine! The monogamy knows no end.]

1st Samuel 1:1-2
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was]
Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an
Ephrathite: 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the
other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
[Well, that one was rather obscure. Maybe we should just chuck it.]

1st Samuel 25:40-43
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her,
saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. 41 And she arose, and bowed
herself on [her] face to the earth, and said, Behold, [let] thine handmaid [be] a servant
to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode
upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the
messengers of David, and became his wife. {after her: Heb. at her feet} 43 David also took
Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
[Well, my, my, my. Another fairly important figure in Christianity. And another man
whose life just dripped with monogamy. Oh the inconvenience!]

2nd Samuel 12:7-11
And Nathan said to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I
anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 And I gave
thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of
Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto
thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to
do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken
his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised
me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD,
Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy
wives before thine eyes, and give [them] unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy
wives in the sight of this sun.
[Grabby King David! As if his present wives weren't enough, he engineers the killing
of Uriah so he can get married to yet another wife. Oh, and I just LOVE verse 11, don't
you? "What God hath joined together, let no man tear asunder." But if God Himself wants to
do that, well, that's okey dokey.]

2nd Samuel 19:5
And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the
faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons
and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines
[More wives and concubines! Will the monogamy never end?]

1st Kings 11:1-3
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh,
women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites; {together...: or,
beside} 2 Of 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. 3 And he had seven
hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines
[Was that the word "hundred"? And were there several of those hundreds? And were
there also several hundreds of concubines?!? And this is a man praised as the wisest man
around? Sheesh. He's lucky something didn't fall off! But, oh yes, that was all monogamy
don't ya know...]

1st Kings 20:1-7
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and [there were]
thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged
Samaria, and warred against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the
city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, 3 Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy
wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine. 4 And the king of Israel
answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I
have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although
I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy
wives, and thy children; 6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this
time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be,
[that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put [it] in their hand, and take
[it] away. {pleasant: Heb. desirable} 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of
the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent
unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I
denied him not. {I denied...: Heb. I kept not back from him}
[ And now the Bible has a man giving another man his wives... So much for
the sanctity of marriage. Won't even fight for his women. Pathetic.]

1st Chronicles 4:5
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
[Eh, what's another one?]

1st Chronicles 8:8
And Shaharaim begat [children] in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away;
Hushim and Baara [were] his wives.
[And another...]

2nd Chronicles 11:21-23
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his
concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and
eight sons, and threescore daughters.) 22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the
chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king. 23 And he
dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and
Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired
many wives. {many wives: Heb. a multitude of wives}
[Why look everyone! A mini Solomon!]

2nd Chronicles 13:21
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons,
and sixteen daughters.
[And the examples of monogamy just keep on coming, and coming, and coming... (Double
entendre? What double entendre?)]

2nd Chronicles 24:3
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
[Whew! Just two wives this time.]

Daniel 5:2
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver
vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in
Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink
therein. {father: or, grandfather} {taken: Chaldee brought forth}
[Oops. Back to wives and concubines again. Will the monogamy never stop?]

Well, if the Bible won't stop, I will. That's a fair little list of exceptions. Certainly
more than enough to establish the falsity of a certain claim.

Those who deliberately misrepresent the Christian -- or Judeo-Christian -- history of
marriage are properly called liars. And since many also use this false thing to beseech
others for money... Well, they are also frauds, social parasites, abominations even. The
founder of the religion which many of these folks claim to follow, had something to say
about seekers after of filthy lucre. It was not charitable. And if there is a schism
between those who claim to be Christian, and the Christ which gave the C-H-R-I-S-T to
Christianity... Well, it would be best to take the word of the founder, would it not?

One last thought, and then I shall be done.

It is said that same-sex marriage is a path to Satan. Consider if you will whether or not
some people are already in bed with him. For it is written that he is the Father of
Lies... Just a thought.

--
And the Thought of the Moment (TM) is:

The devoutly Buddhist Thais believe people are homosexuals, lesbians, transvestites or
heterosexuals because of their karma. They generally don't judge them for being different
but attribute it to actions in their past lives. It is simply their fate.