The Top 15 Biblical Ways to Acquire a Wife

Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she’s yours. — Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)

Find a prostitute and marry her. — Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3)

Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock. — Moses (Exodus 2:16-21)

Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal– Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)

Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife. — Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25)

Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. This will cost you a rib. –Adam (Genesis 2:19-24)

Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage.Get tricked into marrying the rong woman. Then work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. (That’s right: fourteen years of toil for a woman.) — Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30)

Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies and get his daughter for a wife. — David (I Samuel 18:27)

Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll definitely find someone. (It’s all relative of course.) –Cain (Genesis 4:16-17)

Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest. –Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)

When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, “I have seen a…woman; now get her for me.” If your parents question your decision, simply say, “Get her for me. She’s the one for me.” — Samson (Judges 14:1-3)

Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose four sons though.) – David (2 Samuel 11)

Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law.) — Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth)

Don’t be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity. — Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3)

A wife?…NOT!!! Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)