Polygamy in the Bible

What the Bible says about Polygamy

And Lamech took unto him two wives. (Genesis 4:19)

Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai ... gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived.

(Genesis 16:1-4)

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had....

(Genesis 25:6)

Esau ... took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. ( Genesis 26:34)

Then Jacob rose up, and set ... his wives upon camels.

(Genesis 31:17)

If he take him another wife.... (Exodus 21:10)

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated....

(Deuteronomy 21:15)

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

(Judges 8:30)

Elkanah ... had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. (1 Samuel 1:1-2)

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ... I gave thee ... thy master's wives....

(2 Samuel 12:7-8)

Solomon ... had seven hundred wives ... and three hundred concubines.

(1 Kings 11:2-3)

And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

(1 Chronicles 4:5)

Rehoboam ... took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines.

(2 Chronicles 11:21)

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives....

(2 Chronicles 13:21)

Jehoiada took for him two wives.... (2 Chronicles 24:3)

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1)

----------------- Bonus passage 100 Wives in Paradise -------------------

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. (Matthew 19:29)