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# bride #
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## Definition: ##
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A bride is the woman in a wedding ceremony who is getting married to her husband, the bridegroom.
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* The term "bride" is used as a metaphor for believers in Jesus, the Church.
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* Jesus is metaphorically called the "bridegroom" for the Church. (See: [Metaphor](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/figs_metaphor.md))
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(See also: [bridegroom](../other/bridegroom.md) **·** [church](../kt/church.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Exodus 22:16-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/22/16)
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* [Isaiah 62:5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/62/05)
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* [Joel 02:15-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jol/02/15)
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