Editing Wife (section)

==Wife in Abrahamic religions==

===Wife in Christianity===
Christian marriage as based on biblical teachings and conditions, is to be between one woman and one man, that God Himself joined them and that no human is to separate them, according to Christ's words (Matthew 19:4-6). The New Testament states that an unmarried Christian woman is to be celibate or is to become the Christian wife of one husband to avoid sexual immorality and for his sexual passion (1 Cor 7:1-2 & 8–9). The New Testament permits divorce of a Christian wife by a Christian husband only if she has committed adultery (Matthew 5:32). The New Testament allows a Christian widow to (re)marry a man she chooses (1 Cor 7:39) but forbids a divorced Christian woman to remarry because she would be committing adultery if she did (Matthew 5:32). As such she is to remain unmarried and celibate or be reconciled with her husband (1 Cor 7:1-2 & 8-9 and 1 Cor 7:10-11). A Christian wife can divorce a non-Christian husband if he wants a divorce (1 Cor 7:12-16). Christian husbands are to love their Christian wives as Christ loved the Church (Ephesians 5:25) and as he loves himself (Ephesians 5:33). The Christian wife is to respect her husband (Ephesians 5:33). Christian husbands are to not be harsh with their Christian wives (Colossians 3:19) and to treat them as a delicate vessel and with honor (1 Peter 3:7).

===Wife in Islam===
[[Women in Islam]] have a range of rights and obligations (see main article [[Rights and obligations of spouses in Islam]]). Marriage takes place on the basis of a [[Islamic marriage contract|marriage contract]]. The [[arranged marriage]] is relatively common in traditionalist families, whether in Muslim countries or as first or second-generation immigrants elsewhere.

Women in general are supposed to wear specific clothes, as stated by the [[hadith]], like the [[hijab]], which may take different styles depending on the culture of the country, where traditions may seep in.<ref>{{qref|24|31|b=y}},{{qref|33|59}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renaissance.com.pk/novq12y1.html|title=Clothes|access-date=2 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085957/http://www.renaissance.com.pk/novq12y1.html|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> The husband must pay a ''[[mahr]]'' to the bride.<ref>{{Qref|4|4|c=y}}</ref>

Traditionally, the wife in Islam is seen as a protected, chaste person that manages the household and the family. She has the ever-important role of raising the children and bringing up the next generation of Muslims. In Islam, it is highly recommended that the wife remains at home although they are fully able to own property or work. The husband is obligated to spend on the wife for all of her needs while she is not obligated to spend even if she is wealthy. [[Muhammad]] is said to have commanded all Muslim men to treat their wives well. There is a hadith by [[Al-Tirmidhi]], in which Muhammad is said to have stated "The believers who show the most perfect faith are those who have the best character and the best of you are those who are best to their wives."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.al-islam.org/women-islam-versus-women-judaeo-christian-tradition-myth-reality-sherif-muhammad-abdel-azeem/divorce |title=Divorce |work=Women In Islam Versus Women In The Judaeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth & The Reality |access-date=August 6, 2018 |first=Sherif Muhammad |last=Abdel Azeem}}</ref>

Traditionally, Muslim married women are not distinguished from unmarried women by an outward symbol (such as a wedding ring). However, women's wedding rings have recently been adopted in the past thirty years from Western culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawaj.com/articles/westernized.html|title=Articles and Essays About Marriage in Islam|work=zawaj.com}}</ref>

===Wife in Judaism===

==== [[Rabbinic Judaism]] ====
[[File:Giovanni Venanzi di Pesaro König Salomons Götzendienst.jpg|thumb|279x279px|[[Solomon|King Solomon]] with 3 of his many wives. Illustrated in 1668 by Giovanni Venanzi di Pesaro. According to Biblical account, Solomon had an obsession with women and fell in love with many.]]
[[Women in Judaism]] have a range of rights and obligations ( see main article [[Jewish views on marriage]]). Marriage takes place on the basis of a Jewish marriage contract, called a [[Ketubah]]. There is a blur of arranged marriages and love marriages in traditional families.

Married women, in traditional families, wear specific clothes, like the [[tichel]].

==== [[Hebrew Bible]] ====

Once, a man called Shechem, a Hivite, offered a dowry to get an Israelite wife, but was rejected, since he was not an Israelite himself. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2034&version=NIV Genesis 34]

In ancient times there were Israelite women who were Judge, [[Queen regnant]], [[Queen regent]], [[Queen mother]], [[Queen consort]], and Prophetess: 
Deborah was the wife of an Israelite man whose name was Lapidoth, which means "torches." Deborah was a Judge and a Prophetess.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mindel |first1=Nissan |title=The Prophetess Deborah |url=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112050/jewish/The-Prophetess-Deborah.htm |website=chabad}}</ref> 
Esther was the Jewish wife of a Persian King named Ahasuerus. Esther was Queen consort to the King of Persia and at the same time she was Queen regnant of the Jewish people in Persia and their Prophetess.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meir |first1=Tamar |title=Esther: Midrash and Aggadah |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/esther-midrash-and-aggadah |website=Jewish Women's Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabriel |first1=Brian |title=Esther the Prophet |url=https://classroom.synonym.com/esther-the-prophet-12087132.html}}</ref>
Bathsheba was the Queen consort of King-Prophet David and then the Queen mother of King-Prophet Solomon. He rose from his throne when she entered and bowed to her and ordered that a throne be brought and he had her sit at his right hand, which is in stark contrast to when she was Queen consort and bowed to King-Prophet David when she entered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sri |first1=Edward |title=Is Mary's Queenship Biblical? |url=https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-marys-queenship-biblical |website=Catholic Answers}}</ref> Prophet Jeremiah portrays a Queen mother as sharing in her son's rule over the kingdom in [https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Jer%2013.18-20 Jeremiah 13:18-20]. 
The wife of Prophet Isaiah was a Prophetess. [[Isaiah 8:3]]