The Bible does not condemn interracial marriage; it condemns marriages that draw God’s people away from Him. In Deuteronomy 7:3-4, God commands Israel not to intermarry with the surrounding nations, “For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods.” The issue was not race, but idolatry and spiritual compromise.
Moses, a Hebrew, married Zipporah, a Midianite woman (Exodus 2:21), and later a Cushite woman, which caused opposition from his own family (Numbers 12:1). God rebuked Miriam and Aaron for criticizing Moses, and struck Miriam with leprosy, showing that God did not share their prejudice.
In the New Testament, Paul gives clear guidance in 2 Corinthians 6:14, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” Again, the emphasis is spiritual unity, not ethnic background. Marriage must be in the Lord (1 Corinthians 7:39).
All believers are one in Christ. Galatians 3:28 says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Ethnic distinctions do not hinder unity in Christ or disqualify marriage in God’s eyes when both are believers.
Scripture exalts faithfulness, holiness, and love—not racial or cultural sameness. The only biblical restriction is that a believer marry another believer.
