Do These Bible Passages Teach That Sex Creates Marriage?

Do these Bible passages support the view that sexual union creates a marriage? The cited texts include Deuteronomy 21:13, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 21:8–10, Deuteronomy 22:13–21, Deuteronomy 22:28–29, and 1 Corinthians 6:16. Several passages connect sexual relations with becoming “one flesh,” marital obligations, bride-price, or a requirement for a man to marry a woman he has seduced. Others describe betrothal as carrying marital responsibilities. How should these verses be understood in their historical and biblical context? Do they mean sex itself is marriage, or do they describe consequences and obligations arising from sex outside marriage?

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