Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife”. Today it says “term from the hebrew bible for a concubine”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife”. It now reads “Concubine in Halakha”.
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Pilegesh ( פִּילֶגֶשׁ , Biblical Hebrew pronunciation: [pʰi.ˈlɛgɛʃ] , possibly related to Ancient Greek : παλλακή , romanized : pallakē , lit. ' young woman ' ) is a term from the Hebrew Bible for a concubine , a female, unmarried sexual slave of social and legal status inferior to that of a wife. Among the Israelites , some men acknowledged their pilgashím , who thus had the same rights in the home as legal wives. Despite Maimonides ' notable dissension, Jewish textual scholars, including Nahmanides , Jacob Emden and the head of the beth din of Akdamot in Jerusalem , have concluded that taking a woman as a concubine is allowed in contemporary Jewish culture. Several biblical texts suggest that a pilegesh grows up to become an enslaved woman with no other function but to sexually please her master and produce his children Concubinage - The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History (1 ed.).
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Pilegesh is a Hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife, often for the purpose of producing offsprings.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Pilegesh (they) is a Hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife, often for the purpose of producing offspring .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Abraham meeting Hagar Pilegesh ( ) is a Hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife, often for the purpose of producing offspring .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife Pilegesh ( ) is a Hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife See also: Concubinage Pilegesh ( ) is a Hebrew term for a concubine , a marital companion of social and legal status inferior to that of a wife.Among the Israelites , men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife”. Today it says “term from the hebrew bible for a concubine”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife”. It now reads “Concubine in Halakha”. Read the current article and compare.
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hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife
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term from the hebrew bible for a concubine
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