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Biblical Polygynists
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Name |
Number of Wives
Known Names of Wives |
Reference |
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Abdon, a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'. |
Uncertain |
Judges 12:14
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Abijah, king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam. |
14 |
2 Chronicles 13:21
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Abraham, faithful friend of God and father of the Hebrew nation.
"father of the faithful" |
3
Sarah, Hagar, and Keturah
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Genesis 16:1
Genesis 16:3
Genesis 25:1 |
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Ahab, king of Israel. |
Wives |
1 Kings 20:3 |
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Ahasuerus, title of the king of Persia, assumed to be Xerxes. |
Women
Vashti, Esther |
Esther 1:9
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Ashur |
2
Helah and Naarah |
1 Chronicles 4:5 |
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Belshazzar, king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall. |
Wives |
Daniel 5:2
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Benhadad , the king of Syria. |
Uncertain |
1 Kings 20:3 |
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Caleb |
5
Azubah, Jerioth, Ephrath, Ephah, Maachah |
1 Chronicles 2:18-19
1 Chronicles 2:46
1 Chronicles 2:48
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David, youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
"after God?s own heart" |
Wives and Concubines
Abigail, Ahinoam, Michal, Maacah, Rizpah, Bathsheba |
1 Samuel 25:39
1 Samuel 25:43
1 Samuel 25:44
2 Samuel 3:3
2 Samuel 3:7
2 Samuel 5:13, 1 Chronicles 14:3
2 Samuel 12:7-8
2 Samuel 12:24 |
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Eliphaz |
2
Timna |
Genesis 36:11-12 |
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Elkanah |
2
Hannah, Peninnah |
1 Samuel 1:2 |
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Esau |
3
Judith, Bashemath, Mahalath |
Genesis 26:34
Genesis 28:9 |
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Ezra |
2
Jehudijah |
1 Chronicles 4:17-18 |
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Gideon, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites. |
Wives
Drumah, Shechem |
Judges 8:30 |
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Heman |
Uncertain |
1 Chronicles 25:4 |
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Herod the Great |
10
Elpide, Phedra, Mariamne, Doris, Malthace the Samaritan, Cleopatra, Pallas, Elpis |
Josephus, Ant. 17, 19f.; War 1,562
Flavius Josephus The Jewish War 1.473 (Whiston) |
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Hezron |
3
Abiah |
1 Chronicles 2:9
1 Chronicles 2:21
1 Chronicles 2:24 |
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Hosea |
2
Gomer |
Hosea 1:3
Hosea 3:1 |
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Ibzan |
Uncertain |
Judges 12:9 |
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Tribe of Issachar |
Wives |
1 Chronicles 7:4 |
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Jacob, father of the twelve patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
"the prince of God" |
4
Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, Zilpah |
Genesis 29:23
Genesis 29:28
Genesis 30:4
Genesis 30:9 |
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Jair |
Uncertain |
Judges 10:4 |
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Jerahmeel |
2
Atarah |
1 Chronicles 2:26 |
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Jehoiachin, king of Judah. |
Wives |
2 Kings 24:15 |
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Jehoram |
Wives |
2 Chronicles 21:14 |
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Jeroboam |
14
Michaiah |
Flavius Josephus Jewish Antiquities 8.282 (Whiston) |
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Jerubbaall |
Uncertain |
Judges 9:5 |
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Joash |
2 |
2 Chronicles 24:3 |
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Joseph |
Uncertain |
George Lamsa, in Gospel Light, Harper & Row, p. 5-7, his commentary. |
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Judah |
2
Tamar, Daughther of Shua the Canaanitess |
1 Chronicles 2:3-4 |
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Lamech |
2
Adah, Zillah |
Genesis 4:19 |
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Machir |
2
Maachah, Zelophehad |
1 Chronicles 7:15-16 |
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Manasseh |
2
The Aramitess |
1 Chronicles 7:14
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Mered |
4
Jehudijah, Bithiah, Hodiah |
1 Chronicles 4:17-19 |
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Moses |
2
Zipporah, Ethiopian Woman |
Exodus 2:21
Numbers 12:1 |
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Nahor |
2
Milcah, Reumah |
Genesis 22:20-24
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Rehoboam |
78
Mahalath, Abihail, Maachah |
2 Chronicles 11:18-23 |
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Saul |
2
Ahinoam, Rizpah |
1 Samuel 14:50
2 Samuel 3:7 |
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Shaharaim |
2
Hushim, Baara |
1 Chronicles 8:8 |
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Shimei |
Uncertain |
1 Chronicles 4:27 |
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Simeon |
2
Canaanitish Woman |
Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15 |
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Solomon |
1,000
Sidontans, Tyrians, Ammonites, Edomites |
1 Kings 11:3 |
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Terah |
2 |
Genesis 20:12 |
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Zedekiah |
Wives |
Jeremiah 38:23 |
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Ziba |
Uncertain |
2 Samuel 9:10 |
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Unnamed |
Uncertain |
1 Corinthians 5:1 |
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JESUS |
5 |
Analogy, Parable, Matthew 25:1-13 |
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GOD |
2
Aholah/Samaria, Aholibah/Jerusalem |
Analogy, Ezekiel 23:4, Jeremiah 3:6-14; 31:31-34 |
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