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and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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Polygamy: Permitted, Not Praised
Commentators explain that while polygamy was practiced by figures like Elkanah and permitted under Mosaic Law, it contradicted God's original design for marriage. The narrative subtly reveals the misery and family strife it caused, serving as a quiet rebuke of a practice that, while common, was not God's ideal.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He had two wives - Compare Genesis 4:19. This was permitted by the law in Deuteronomy 21:15 and sanctioned by the practice of Jacob ([Refere…
19th Century
Anglican
And he had two wives. —The primeval Divine ordination, we know, gave its sanction alone to monogamy. The first who seems to have v…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he had two wives Which, though connived at in those times, was contrary to the original law of marriage; and for…
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Elkanah maintained his attendance at God's altar, despite the unhappy differences in his family. If a family's devotions do not prevail to end its …
