Just to magnify your question somewhat, youÂll note that Torah presents the original paradigm of marriageÂthat of Adam and EveÂas monogamous. Furthermore, virtually every instance of polygamy recounted in the Torah is related directly by the narrative to some sort of calamityÂwhether strife between competing wives, as was the case with Hannah and Peninah,1 or between rivaling half-siblings, e.g.