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The idea of erusin as the minimum necessary condition to apply the [[death penalty]] for [[adultery]], but less than a complete marriage, appears in [[Deuteronomy]].
A non-traditional view is that the betrothal was effected simply by purchasing the girl from her father (or guardian). The price paid for her ([[bride price]]) is known by the Hebrew term ''mohar'' (מוהר‎).<ref name="Genesis3412">{{bibleverse||Genesis|34:12|}}, {{bibleverse||Exodus|22:16-17|}}, {{bibleverse||Deuteronomy|20:7|}}, {{bibleverse||Deuteronomy|22:29|}}, {{bibleverse||Hosea|2:19-20|}}</ref> The girl's consent is not explicitly required by any statement in the Bible,<ref name="CheyneAndBlackMar">{{EncyclopaediaBiblica|article=MARRIAGE|section=Manius-Mash}}</ref> neither is there explicit permission to ignore it. Yet, as the servant of Abraham was seeking a Bride for Isaac, and discovered Rebekah living in Haran,
The traditional commentators do not necessarily explain ''mohar'' this way. Rashi understands ''mohar'' as a form of ''[[ketubah]]'', an agreement to pay a certain amount upon divorce,<ref>Rashi Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:16, Mikraot Gedolot, six volume Shilo edition, 1969</ref> and [[Nachmanides]] understands it as ''sovlanut'', a sort of dowry or engagement present.<ref>Ramban, Exodus 22:16, Chavel edition, Mossad HaRav Kook, Jerusalem, 5732</ref> Rashi understands Rachel and Leah's complaint to Jacob ("we are considered strangers to him for he has sold us"<ref>''Halo nachriot nechshavnu lo ki m'charanu''</ref>) as saying that it was not normal for a father to sell his daughters, at least not without also giving them a [[dowry]].<ref>Genesis 314:15, Mikraot Gedolot, six volume Shilo edition, 1969</ref>
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