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Many of the Biblical patriarchs had multiple wives. Does the Bible specifically forbid polygamy?

By Shabba Asked Dec 12 2005 8:31PM
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by Thom64 on Dec 13, 2005 at 11:59 am Permalink

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Polygamy is one of many things the patriarchs did that the Bible does not condone. The Bible nowhere explicitly forbids polygamy, but I am unaware of any passage that says anything good about it. As another post points out, the New Testament instructs anyone chosen for the office of "overseer," "deacon" or "elder" of a church should be "the husband of but one wife" (1 Tim 3:2, 3:12, Titus 1:6 NIV & NASB) making that situation pretty clearly preferred.
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