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- The mohar was originally the purchase price of the bride, and it is therefore understandable why it was paid by the father of the groom to the father of the bride. In ancient days, marriage was not an agreement between two individuals, but between two families.
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The mohar was originally the purchase price of the bride, and it is therefore understandable why it was paid by the father of the groom to the father of the bride. In ancient days, marriage was not an agreement between two individuals, but between two families.
- Hayyim Schauss
The Mohar. The funds, called mohar, are so important that this clause is called ikkar ketubah—the basic part of the ketubah, or simply the ketubah. Mohar is the cash gift the groom gives the bride, as Eliezer, Abraham 's servant, gave "precious things" to Laban, Rebecca 's father, and as Jacob gave seven years of service for the hand of Rachel.
- Maurice Lamm
Jul 31, 2016 · As we will see below, the simple sense of Biblical verses seems to be that the mohar was a bride-price, money paid up front to the father that effectuated the kiddushin. Not everyone, however, subscribes to this position.
Nov 26, 2020 · To marry a woman, a man had to first pay her father a מֹהַר (mohar), “bride-price.” Although Laban allows Jacob to marry Rachel before working off his debt, she only has her first child at the end of the seven-year period.
Mar 8, 2015 · The Bride Price (Mohar) According to Jewish marriage customs, the Mohar was mandatory by law. The groom’s father or representative negotiated and paid a price to the father of the bride.
Mohar is the cash gift the groom gives the bride, as Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, gave "precious things" to Laban, Rebekah’s father, and as Jacob gave seven years of service for the hand of Rachel.
Sep 7, 2012 · The Mohar is the bridal price or literally the acquisition of the bride. Jesus paid this on the cross. As to the history of the Mohar we can go all the way back to the Garden of Eden where God provided a bride for His son Adam.
