Deuteronomy 21:11
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;”Deuteronomy 21:11
What Does Deuteronomy 21:11 Mean?
Deuteronomy 21:11 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 21, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 21:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 2:6“Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.”Genesis 6:2“That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”Genesis 12:14“And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.”Genesis 29:18“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Genesis 34:3“And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.”Genesis 34:8“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”Exodus 21:8“If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.”Numbers 31:18“But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.”Judges 14:2“And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.”Proverbs 6:25“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”Proverbs 31:10“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”Proverbs 31:30“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”Daniel 11:37“Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.”
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