Biblical Polygamy

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1. "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6. "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' 7. "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.' 9. " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.' 10. "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. 11. "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12. "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' 13. "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

For the record, that's in red letters in lots of Bibles.

Deuteronomy 21:15

15 If a man has two wives, and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love, 16 when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love. 17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father's strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

And... for you Adam and Eve types out there... who love the "One Flesh" arguement... Please recall... Genesis was written by Moses. Moses who had two wives, both of whom he was one flesh with.( Exodus 2:21, and Numbers 12:1) Moses was married to both Zipporah and the ethiopian woman.

So... I figured I'd kick the dead horse once more... I swear I saw it twitch.