1. (n.) concubine
a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
2. concubine
(among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank.
terjemahan concubine mmg jelas tidak menyebut makna perempuan yg menumpang . Yang jelas terjemahannya menyebut perempuan simpanan atau isteri kedua . Dan ayat di atas menyebut HIS FATHER'S CONCUBINE . Mksdnya lebih kurang , perempuan simpanan ayahnya , gundik ayahnya , isteri kedua ayahnya . Dan bg reuben status perempuan tersebut adalah ibunya atau ibu tirinya .
Mengapa anda bertanya saya sama ada setuju atau tidak . Seharusnya mksd concubine di dlm bible mengenai peristiwa rueben ini haruslah di terngkan dgn lebih detail . Siapa sbnrnya concubine tersebut . Sebab itu sy senaraikan kemungkinan mksd concubine . Saudara tidak boleh terus mengatakan apa yg ingin saudara katakan sedangkan di dlm bible tidak mengatakan kisah perempuan yg menumpang . Sebab itu la saya katakan mengapa di masukkan old testament yg bg anda kisah era sebelum kristian ke dlm bible sdangakn kisah tersebut byk yg tiada jawapan kukuh . Masing2 boleh membuat andaian .
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Among the*Israelites, men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.[8]*The principal difference in the*Bible*between a wife and a concubine is that wives had*dowries, while concubines did not.
The concubine may have commanded the same respect and*inviolability*as the wife. The Hebrew word used in the Levitical rules on sexual relations, which is commonly translated as "wife", is distinct from the Hebrew word that means "concubine". (However, on at least one other occasion it is used to refer a woman who is not a wife - specifically, the handmaid of Jacob's wife.[9]) In the Levitical code, sexual intercourse between a man and a wife of a different man was forbidden and punishable by death for both persons involved.[10][11]*The Bible notes several incidents of intercourse between a man and another man's concubine, and none of them result in capital punishment for either party,[12][13][14]*although the man to whom the concubine belonged was dishonored by such a relationship.[8]*For instance,*David*is portrayed as having been dishonoured when his concubines had a sexual relationship with his son*Absalom.[15]*However, this instance is as likely dishonoring to David because it involves a form of incest, as David's concubines would have been somewhat like step-mothers to David's children.[16]
Since it was regarded as the highest blessing to have many children, legitimate wives often gave their maids to their husbands to atone, at least in part, if they were barren, as in the cases of*Sarah*and*Hagar,*Rachel*andBilhah.[8]*The children of the concubine had equal rights with those of the legitimate wife;[8]for example, King*Abimelech*was the son ofGideon*and his concubine.[17]*Later[8]*biblical figures such as Gideon, David, and*Solomonhad concubines in addition to many childbearing wives. For example, the*Books of Kings*says that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.[18]
