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Adultery (Endnotes)

1. Charles R. Barnes, The People�s Bible Encyclopedia (The People�s Publication Society, Chicago, IL, 1921), p. 23. Close

2. James Hastings, A Dictionary of the Bible (Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA, 1988. Reprint of 1898 edition), Vol. 1, pp. 520,521. Close

3. William Smith, Dictionary of the Bible (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1981. Reprinted from 1868 edition), Vol. 1, p. 36. Close

4. A concubine was a woman taken into the family and generally thought of as a �lesser wife.� These women were usually slaves that were bought, war captives, or �gifts� given to a powerful man (many parents who wanted to be connected to a powerful family did so by giving a daughter as a gift�this probably happened often to Solomon, who had 700 concubines). Close

5. Although both men and women commit adultery, it is interesting that surveys show that 80% of the married men who commit adultery say they still love their wives, while only 6% of the women say that. Men need to be serious about obeying God sexually and in loving their wives. The fact that only 6% of the women who commit adultery say they still love their husbands shows when a woman feels loved she will usually not disobey God and commit adultery (reported in Kosher Sex, p. 197). Close