Ask me never so much dowry, &c.— See ch. Genesis 29:11. Thevenot, in his Travels, tells us, that the same custom of men's giving dowries for their wives prevails at this day among the Turks and Persians. See his Travels, book i. c. 41.
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Genesis 34:12
12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.