Betroth

BETROTH be-troth', be-troth' ('dras):

On betrothal as a social custom see MARRIAGE. Hosea, in his great parable of the prodigal wife, surpassed only by a greater Teacher's parable of the Prodigal Son, uses betrothal as the symbol of Yahweh's pledge of His love and favor to penitent Israel (Hosea 2:19,20). In Exodus 21:8,9 the Revised Version (British and American) renders "espouse" for the "betroth" of the King James Version, the context implying the actual marriage relation.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BETROTH'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.