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Pilegesh (Hebrew: פִּילֶגֶשׁ) is a Hebrew term for a concubine, a female, unmarried sexual slave[1] of social and legal status inferior to that of a wife.[2][3] Among the Israelites, some men acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.[4]
Despite Maimonides' notable dissension, Jewish textual scholars including Yakov Emden and the head of the Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem have concluded that taking a woman as a concubine is allowed in the modern day.[5][6][7]
- ^ Rashkow, Ilona (2023). "Jewish Bible Quarterly Vol 51. Issue 1 - Laws Relating to Female Slaves in Ancient Israel". Gale Academic OneFile. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
Several biblical texts suggest that a pilegesh grows up to become an enslaved woman with no other function but to sexually please her master and produce his children
- ^ Concubinage - The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History (1 ed.). Oxford University Press. 2008-01-01. ISBN 978-0-19-514890-9.
- ^ "Concubine". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Staff (2002–2011). "PILEGESH (Hebrew, ; comp. Greek, παλλακίς).". Jewish Encyclopedia. JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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