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“betrothal” in New Naves Topical Bible
BETROTHAL. Of 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.