Exodus 22:16-17
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[16] "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. [17] If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land from which Israel had recently been delivered and where God formed them into a covenant people at Sinai. The laws in this passage regulate family and marital obligations for Israel as they live under God’s covenant, distinguishing their communal life from surrounding customs.
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Exodus 22:16-17 mentions Egypt.
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