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Betrothal
Betrothal [nave]
BETROTHALOf Jacob, Gen. 29:18-30.
Exempts from military duty, Deut. 20:7.
A quasi marriage, Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:27.
Figurative
Isa. 62:4; Hos. 2:19, 20; 2 Cor. 11:2.
See: Courtship; Marriage.
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