Translations:Does Biblical law really allow a father to sell his daughter into slavery?/3/en
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A poor family with a daughter who wanted to be married (marriage is a Biblical covenant and [by definition] cannot be forced upon anyone) could allow her to commit herself in advance and start working in and serving the family that was going to be hers after marriage.[1] In return, her parents would receive mohar, the Hebrew name for a bridewealth/brideprice payment, which would immediately relieve their poverty.
- ↑ Douglas Stuart, Exodus, New American Commentary, 2006, pp. 482-483
