Dowry
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(mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Gen 34:12; Ex 22:17; 1Sam 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a satisfaction before he can receive her. Jacob had no dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Gen 29:18; 30:20; 34:12).
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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