The Bible

Jeremiah 49:38

³⁸ And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

Commentary

Dowry

In Genesis 30:20, 34:12, Exodus 22:17, and 1 Samuel 18:25, this signifies a token of mutual consent. (Arcana Coelestia 4456)