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Excerpt from Oriental Customs, or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations, and Especially the Jews, Therein Alluded To, Vol. 2: Collected From the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics
No. 639. - xxxiv. 12. Ask me never so much dowry] It was usual for the bridegroom to give to his bride, or her father, a dowry or portion of money or goods, as a kind of purchase of her person. It was the custom of the Greeks and other ancient nations. (potter's Greek, Ant. B. Iv. C. If.) And is to this day the practice in several Eastern countries. (complete System of Geog. Vol. Ii. P. 19.
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