'Relations' in the Bible
At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel,
Then his father and mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of your relations or among all my people, that you have to go for your wife to the Philistines, who are without circumcision? But Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she is pleasing to me.
While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.”
Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins." So they did as instructed.
They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young women, who had not had sexual relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
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- Copulation (11 instances)
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- Recounting (6 instances)
- Relation (121 instances)
- Relations (149 instances)
- Relative (71 instances)
- Telling (223 instances)
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- Abusive Relationships
- Adam's Relationship With Eve
- Age Differences In Relationships
- Bad Relationships
- Being In A Relationship
- Building Relationships
- Christ's Relationship To God
- Covenant Relationships
- Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
- Family, Showing God's Relationship
- Father And Daughter Relationships
- Forbidden Sexual Relationships
- Grace, In Human Relationships
- Love And Relationships
- Love, In Relationships
- Man's Relationship With His Creator
- Patience In Relationships
- Prayer, As A Relationship With God
- Relations With Foreigners
- Relationship Of Father And Son
- Relationship Of Men And Women
- Relationship Troubles