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What are the rules of polygamy?

Posted by / January 14, 2011

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Plural marriage is as old as the Bible. Abraham and Jacob each had more than one wife. King David had six. King Solomon had 700 (not to mention 300 concubines).

In the United States, Fundamentalist Mormons are the most common groups to practice polygamy (although some Neopagans, Liberal Christians and some others also do). Whether ancient or modern, polygamous or monogamous, marriage has rules.

Full article at HowStuffWorks.com.

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