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SHOULD A WOMAN PROPOSE?

DISBELIEVE THIS   - to your peril! On the surface, your view looks true; but let's get deeper. By the LAW OF FIRST MENTION(I guess you know it), the first time the institution of marriage was mentioned in the Bible, the woman was presented to the man, while it was the man who had to make the proposal by declaring "Now, at last, this is the bone of My bones and the flesh of My flesh..!" He affirmatively and assertively declared his interest; and that was "cool" by Eve and God.  The second instance is Isaac and Rebecca. The guy's  father made the proposal for him - via his notable servant Eleazar. All the lady and her family did was accept, while the proposal came from the man's family. Genesis 24. Next, Rachael and Jacob: it was the dude, Jacob that declared his interest(proposed); never was it the damsel! Further, the book of Proverbs says "He who finds a wife..." It doesn't ever say "She who finds a husband..." From