Top 15 Biblical Ways to Acquire a Wife
1. Â Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes.
Then she’s yours. Â ~ (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)
2. Â Find a prostitute and marry her. Â ~ Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3)
3. Â Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock. Â ~Â Moses (Exodus 2:16-21)
4. Â Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal. ~Â Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)
5.  Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife. Â
~Â Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25)
6. Â Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost you a rib. Â ~Â Adam (Genesis 2:19-24)
7. Â Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage. Â Get tricked into marrying the
wrong woman. Â Then work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That’s right. Â Fourteen years of toil for woman. Â ~Â Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30)
8. Â Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies and get his daughter for a wife. Â
~Â David (I Samuel 18:27)
9. Â Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll definitely find someone.
(It’s all relative of course.) Â ~Â Cain (Genesis 4:16-17)
10. Â Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest. Â ~Â Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)
11.  When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, I have seen a …woman; now get
her for me.  If your parents question your decision, simply say, Get her for me. Â
She’s the one for me. ~Â Samson (Judges 14:1-3)
12. Â Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose your son though). Â ~Â David (2 Samuel 11)
13. Â Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law). Â
~Â Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth)
14. Â Don’t be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity. Â ~Â Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3)
15. Â A wife?…NOT!!! Â ~Â Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)