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places "A ring on the brides finger before
two Witnesses, and says TO her by
this ring you arc my wife according to
the rite of Moses and of Israel. This
ceremony over, the articles Of marriage
are read, and the bridegroom delivers it
into the hands of the brides parents.
Then, wine is brought once more IN a
glass, and after singing six prayers the
couple taste oft again, and the remaining
is poured on the ground in sign Of oy.
The bridegroom after that takes the glass
and breaks it into pioccs,in memory OF the
dcsolation Of the temple OF Jerusalem.
The Jews of our day lave Il custom to
throw on the couple, especially ON the
bride, handiuls of wheat, singing: "Bc
fruitful and multiply" Another singular
custom is that when the bride meets the
bridegroom on the wedding day and she
walks three times round, according to this
word of jeremiah: Fcmiaa circnmbaJH
rircm. GA woman shall compass man."
(Jcrcm. cll. 81, v. 22.) But this practice
seems ridiculous, and its application to
the passage Of jeremiah still more so.
8. Buxtorf who has written mmutcly
on this subject, says that after the ccrc-
mony of the wedding was over, the cou-
pie and tic kinsmen went to table,
whore the bridegroom sung a psalm, the
most mclodiously he could, after which,
a boiled puIlct and araw org were scv-
ed. The husband helped his wife to a
small piece Of the pullct, and the rest was
taken by parents with great avidity and
laughter one trying to get more than the
other, and at last the cgg was thrown
to one anothpr's face with much mcrr-
mcnt. After the repast, the most honor
able of the company took the bride
groom's hand and Immediately the others
joined and danced. Tie same was done
with the bride. y
9. We see in the Gospel, that to the
bridegroom was given a p0ranympa,whom
Christ calls the trieRd ofNc bridegroom
g.. John, ch. 3, V. 10) Besides this
there were a number Of young men who
accompanied him during the wedding
and there were as many young women
for the bride. The f'icntis Of the bridc-
groom are well noticed in the history of
(Judgcs ch. II, V. Ill., in the
Song Of Solomon; and the fricnds Of the
bridc in some other parts Of the Song of
Solomon. The Rabbns say thattormer-
ly it was the custom in Judea to give two
para@ymphs to the new couple, who
were continually by their side, and passed
even the night in their room.
10. When the husband conducted his
wife to his house (that is seven days after
the wedding) the triencls otthe Jridc ac-
her, singing songs Of joy.
This was generally performed with great
sp!cndor and during the night.
II. Though married, the young woman
was not called wife before she entered
the nuptal chamber. This was done
with much ceremony, and the singing of
a prayer like this: "Glory to thee, O
Lord our God, King Of the world, who
hast created all things for thy glory. We
praise thee, O Lord, that hast created
man in thy image and resemblance, and
hast prepared him mate Of the same "a-
tire for ever, Glory to dice, O Lord,
that rcioiccst Sion in the multitude of
her children. Bless this couple with joy,
as thou hast blessed the first man and wo-
man in the paradise Of Eden. Praised he
thy name, 0 Lord, our God, that spread
est pleasure over the husband and his
wife and that hast created for them joy,
SONGS, love, friendship, peace connubial
tenderness, sc. &C."