Where Is Concubine Mentioned in the Bible?

Background of the Concubine
The story of the unnamed woman in Judges 19–20 is one of the most disturbing texts in the Hebrew Bible. ... The Hebrew text states that the woman “prostituted herself against” the Levite (19:2).

Are there concubines in the New Testament?

Later biblical figures, such as Gideon and Solomon, had concubines in addition to many childbearing wives.

What does the word concubine mean in Hebrew?

Pilegesh (Hebrew: פִּילֶגֶשׁ‎) is a Hebrew term for a concubine , a marital companion of social and legal status inferior to that of a wife. Among the Israelites, men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.

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