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Methos said:
I have three more examples: Abraham, Jacob, and Elkanah.

When Sarah was still unable to conceive, she asked Abraham to marry Hagar, her handmaiden so that Abraham could have kids to pass down his legacy to. Abraham did so, and that's where Ishmael came from. Rumor has it that Keturah, the woman he married after Sarah's death was actually Hagar.

As for Jacob, he married both Leah and Rachel on account of his kinsman Laban pulling a fast one on him.

Elkanah, the father of the prophet Samuel, had two wives - Peninah and Hannah. Peninah had a bunch of kids, and Hannah did not until God granted her a son, Samuel.

So, that's three more examples of multiple marriages in the Bible. With the exception of Jacob, the purpose of multiple wives was so that if one wife couldn't have kids, the husband would marry another woman and have kids with her so the family line could continue.



Abraham didn't marry Hagar. He had a child by her, but he didn't marry her.

And none of these cases are endorsements of multiple marriage made by the Bible.