Bible Discussion Thread

During a discussion about marriage, a question came up about mixed race marriages. I grew up with the understanding and have the belief that the Bible has direction regarding the fact that people should marry their own kind. But, I cannot find anything regarding this. I am not talking about homosexuality but rather race, ethnicity, etc. Of course there is the passage that as God's children we "should be evenly yoked". However, my question is - is there a passage regarding race or anything regarding this issue of mixed marriage ie. white should marry white, black should marry black, etc. As a Christian, what is Jesus' teaching or God's commandment - not what society says is okay. If I am somewhat correct, please give me the book, chapter and verse where I might find direction on this matter. Thank you.

Barbara , if you read Genesis you will discover that Moses married an Ethiopian lady . I'm guessing she had dark skin hair and eyes . No , it doesn't say anywhere that we must only marry some one of the same ethnicity as us . As Christians we are strongly advised to only marry another Christian and the Israelites were also commanded to only marry people of the same true faith as themselves , Uriah was a Hittite but he must have converted to Judaism . There are other examples that you will find if you read the Bible .