<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Just want to know why we can only have one wife, did not the bible say go yee and populate
<|assistant|>
In the Hebrew Bible, the limit of one wife was prescribed for priests (Leviticus 19:21) and kings (I Kings 11:1–13). Moreover, in Paul's letter to the Corinthians, polygamy was denounced in order to prevent discord in families and to prevent arrogance by the powerful (I Corinthians 7:2–7 and 9:3–27). Later in church history, the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and other mainline Christian churches have also opposed polygamy as an extension of the ancient tradition. Finally, in the United States, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allowed polygamy but in 1890 it banned polygamy as part of its effort to gain acceptance into mainstream society. Thus, today most Christian churches, as well as society in general, views monogamy as the ideal.