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1 | Woman to change last name when married | Eph 5:33 | ivory | 121872 | ||
When the Bible speaks on leaving your fathers house once married. Doesn't that mean leaving your fathers last name as well? I noticed that the geneology in the Bible always falls on the male side. Aren't you suppose to take on your husbands name and completely take off your fathers? | ||||||
2 | Woman to change last name when married | Eph 5:33 | Mommapbs | 121873 | ||
Greetings - the use of a surname did not even come into common practice until after 1000 AD. The use of the husband's name is not a matter of law but rather tradition in some cultures. There is no Biblical mandate for this. If the husband feels strongly that his wife take his surname, then out of respect (love of course promts this!) she should honor her husband. Yet if the woman feels strongly about keeping her birth surname, her husband should honor her desire in the same way (prompted by love). I know different couples with the same last name, some with two different names and others who use both surnames. Frankly, this is a matter for the couple to decide and we as outsiders would do well to respect their wishes. Blessings, mommapbs |
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