Note 11 at Mr 10:6: Although polygamy was practiced by some of the great men of the Old Testament (Abraham - Ge 21:9-10; Moses - Ex 2:21-22 with Nu 12:1; Elkanah, Samuel's father - 1Sa 1:2, 6; David - 1Ch 3:1-9; and Solomon - 1Ki 11:1-8), it was never God's will for man, as can be seen by Jesus' answer here. Jesus' answer not only provided instruction on divorce and remarriage, but along with 1Ti 3:2 and Tit 1:6, it countered the concept of polygamy, which was prevalent in that day. This clarification, that God only made one male and one female for each other, has been so effective that Christianity as a whole has embraced this teaching since the first century.