Funny But true facts about marriage, polygamy and monogamy in the bible

May God never allow us to run a dysfunctional home like the house of Isaac. Where the wife plots against the husband while the husband plot against the wife and the kids plots against one another. God had cursed Jacob from the womb to be a deceiver though to be greater than his brother

Abraham had 3 wives and 8 Children.

1. Hagar a concubine as an Egyptian slave had Ishmael. Genesis 16:1-4
2. Sarah had Isaac. Genesis 21:1-3, Genesis 15:4-5 the child of promise and covenants. Genesis 22:2, Hebrew 11:7
3. Keturah as another Concubine but same claims has it that shes still the same Hagar the mother of Isamael later Consumated as real wife with a contracted marriage since Serah was already late. had 6 Sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah, Genesis 25:1-6 fathers of the 6 Arabian tribes to the East. Genesis 15:1-5, Genesis 25:5..

What brought about confusion amongst the house of Abraham was favouritism. It also affected Isaac and his 2 Children and Twins, Esau (The Edomite because of his Red complexion) and Jacob (Jeshurun as addressed by the Jews). Genesis 15:6, Galatians 3:7, Luke 19:9., Romans 4:16.

Terah had Abraham at age 70yrs. Abraham died at 175yrs. Genesis 25:7-10

Isaac married Rebecca at age 40 and had his Esau and Jacob at 60years.
Isaac died at the age of 180 years Genesis 21:2-8; 22:2; 25:20, 26; 35:28

Genesis 24. Wife for Isaac:
Note that Abraham left his father's house but would not return there for fear God would curse him..
Abraham made it big in the land of the Canaanites but refused to marry from them but Yet Abraham had the revelation to go back to get a wife for Isaac in his father's land. Hence Rebbeca was gotten to marry Isaac from Abraham's fathers land. That is also the land of idolatories or idol worshippers, The daughter of Idol worshipper Bethuel the Aramean and Rebecca the sister to Laban.


Isaac learnt to avoid polygamy from the experience he had from his father's suffering amongst his brothers Abraham and also from the suffering he had from his brother Ishmael, but Isaac never new his problem was about to begin with his only wife Rebecca (Rebekah) Genesis 25:21-26.

Jacob marriage to 2 sisters who were twins as the 2 daughters of Laban his maternal Uncle. Leah and Rachel.

He was sent there for protection from the reach of his brother Esau. At the age of 78years when he met Laban, Rachel and Leah.

Jacob married 4 wives, Leah, Rachael, Bilha, Zilpah.

Facts about Jacobs marriage to his 2 wives and 2 concubine.

1. He married Leah at age 85yrs as he served Laban for 7years before marrying each of the ladies and
2. He Married Rachael at age 92.
3. Rachel and Leah were both 23years when Jacob first met them.
4. Leah was 30years when she married Jacob
5. Rachel was 37 when she married Jacob
6. Rachel died at 45yrs when Jacob was
already 100years. 55years age gap between Jacob and his 2 twin wives.
7. Leah was about 52years when she died.

Leah: Had Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dinah (girl)
Rachel: Had Joseph and Benjamin (Benoni)
Zilpah was Leah's Handmaid: She had Asher and Gad
Bilhah was Rachel's Handmaid: She had Dan and Naphtali in Rachels name Genesis 35:22

Zilpha and Bilah were slave's daughters born to Laban household by his 2 slaves Rotheus and Euna. Laban Redeemed their father from his captors.


Charm and beauty are deceptive and leads to vain pursuit. From the story of Leah and Rachael.

Leah Sons For Jacob: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah.

Rachael Sons For Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin were Jacobs favourite from Rachael

Many homes have been destroyed due to parents playing favouritism.

O lord let every campaign of
damning favouritism be overridden in our life in Jesus name.

How much do we know of our native African history, culture and tradition unlike we know of the distance religion of Christianity and Islam from Europe and South East Asia or Middle East? Lets also promote African Culture in Good light not always showing everything about Africans in the negative light