Deuteronomy 7:3 (KJV) - neither shalt thou make marriages...

Genesis 24:3

KJV

And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

A Wife for Isaac

Exodus 34:15

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Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

The LORD Renews the Covenant

The Covenant Renewed

Exodus 34:16

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And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

The LORD Renews the Covenant

The Covenant Renewed

Joshua 23:12

KJV

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Joshua’s Charge to Leaders

Judges 3:6

KJV

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Nations Left to Test Israel

Idolatry Leads to Servitude

Judges 14:3

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Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

Samson’s Marriage

1 Kings 11:2

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Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

Solomon’s Foreign Wives

Solomon Turns from God

Ezra 9:2

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For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples

Ezra 9:12

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Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Ezra’s Prayer of Confession

Ezra 10:3

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Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Shecaniah’s Encouragement

Reconciliation with God

Nehemiah 10:30

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And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

Deuteronomy 7:3

Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Drive Out the Nations

Cross References

A Wife for Isaac

The LORD Renews the Covenant

The Covenant Renewed

The LORD Renews the Covenant

The Covenant Renewed

Joshua’s Charge to Leaders

Nations Left to Test Israel

Idolatry Leads to Servitude

Samson’s Marriage

Samson’s Marriage

Solomon’s Foreign Wives

Solomon Turns from God

Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples

Ezra’s Prayer of Confession

Shecaniah’s Encouragement

Reconciliation with God

The Vows of the Covenant