Examples of Cross Cultural Male Female Relationships in the Bible

1. Examples of Cross Cultural / Interracial Marriages
and Male-Female Non-married Relationships in
the Bible
•Abraham and Hagar – Genesis 16:1-16; 21:8-20
•Ishmael and wife from Egypt – Genesis 21:20
•Abraham and Keturah – Genesis 25:1-5
•Esau and Canaanite Wives – Genesis 27:46; 36:2
•Judah and Canaanite wife – Genesis 38:1-5

2. Examples of Cross Cultural / Interracial Marriages
and Male-Female Non-married Relationships in
the Bible (continued)
•Judah and Tamar – Genesis 38:6 - 30
•Joseph and Asenath: Genesis 41:45
•Samson and daughter of Philistine couple:
Judges 14:1-20
•Samson and Delilah: Judges 16:1-20

3. Examples of Cross Cultural / Interracial Marriages
and Male-Female Non-married Relationships in
the Bible (cont.)
•Moses and Zipporah: Exodus 2:20 – 22, 18:2-5
•Salmon and Rahab: Matthew 1: 5
•Ruth and Boaz : Ruth 3-4
•Uriah and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:3-25

4. Examples of Cross Cultural / Interracial Marriages
and Male-Female Non-married Relationships in
the Bible (cont.)
• David and Maacah 2 Samuel 3:3
• David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1-26
• Solomon and the Shulammite: Song of Solomon 1:2 –
6
• Solomon and the daughter of Pharaoh – 1 Kings 7:8

5. Examples of Cross Cultural / Interracial Marriages
and Male-Female Non-married Relationships in
the Bible (cont.)
• Esther and King Ahasuerus: Esther 2: 15 – 20
• Eunice and Timothy’s father (NT): 2Tim. 1:5; Acts 16:
1-3
• Felix and Drusilla – Acts 24:24
• Jesus and the Church Ephesians 5:23 -33, Revelation
19:7-9; 21:9 - 26