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Betrothing
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
or The engagement of a man and woman to marry each other at a future time. Parents anciently often betrothed their daughters without their consent, and even while very young, as is still the case in oriental countries. Sometimes a regular written contract was made, in which the bridegroom bound himself to give a certain sum as a portion to his bride. The marriage was not complete until the bride was at least twelve years old; yet the betrothal could be dissolved only by divorce or death, Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 2:27 . God speaks of betrothing his people to himself, in bonds of tender affection, and pledging his word that all his gracious promised will be fulfilled to them, Jeremiah 2:2 Hosea 2:19,20 . Of this, ministers are the instruments, through the preaching of the gospel, 2 Corinthians 11:2 . Hence the word BEULAH .
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Betrothing'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/b/betrothing.html. 1859.
