Deuteronomy 21:15
The Scripture
(15) If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Deuteronomy 21 gives laws for an unsolved murder, in which the elders of the nearest city kill an unworked heifer in a rough valley and wash their hands to disclaim guilt before the Lord. It also covers marrying a captive woman, protecting the firstborn's double inheritance even if his mother is the less-loved wife, and the stoning of a stubborn, rebellious son. The chapter closes by commanding that a hanged man be buried the same day, since one hanged on a tree is accursed of God, so that the land is not defiled.
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Genesis 29:18Genesis 29:20Genesis 29:30Genesis 29:31Genesis 29:33I Samuel 1:4I Samuel 1:5
Related verses (shared words)
Song of Solomon 5:9Deuteronomy 21:16II Samuel 13:15John 15:18Deuteronomy 21:17Exodus 11:5