Deuteronomy 21:15

“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:”

"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:" - Deuteronomy 21:15
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What does Deuteronomy 21:15 mean?

Deuteronomy 21:15 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse from the book of Deuteronomy is…

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God's Perspective on Love, Family, and Prioritization

In the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 21, verse 15 presents a scenario that brings us face to face with complex human emotions, relationships, and the principles of divine justice and order. The verse reads: "If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have…

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A Prayer for Wisdom, Understanding, and Compassion in Relationships

Heavenly Father, We come before You today humbly, seeking Your wisdom and understanding in an age-old dilemma that resonates through the pages of scripture. As we reflect on the verse from Deuteronomy 21:15, which states, "If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated…

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Deuteronomy 1.1-21
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Luke 15:21
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Exodus 15:21
Genesis 21-15
Deuteronomy 15:1 - "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release."
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 33:15 - "And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,"
Deuteronomy 27:21 - "Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Deuteronomy 15:15 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day."
Deuteronomy 21:21 - "And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear."
John 14:15-21
Deuteronomy 7:21 - "Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible."
John 21:15-19
Luke 21:15-19
Deuteronomy 18:21 - "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?"
Deuteronomy 21:7 - "And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it."
Genesis 15:21 - "And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."
Deuteronomy 21:22 - "¶ And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:"
Deuteronomy 31:15 - "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."
Deuteronomy 11:15 - "And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full."
Deuteronomy 30:15 - "¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
Deuteronomy 2:21 - "A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:"
Deuteronomy 21:6 - "And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:"