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Deuteronomy 21:15

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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:

Deuteronomy 21:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:15

Theological / Devotional

The hated. The word “hated” in such cases implies sexual aversion toward (2 Samuel 13:15). This was the case with Jacob and Leah (see Genesis 29:16, 30, 31). It is not unlikely that in such case the husband’s affection for the children of the favored wife would be very much more marked.

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