We can't be sure, but the first recorded evidence of marriage contracts dates to 4,000 years ago, and as far as we know the church had no reign over marriage until the 5th century. Disregarding that, marriage is an obvious concept that would come about, the only thing Christians would be claiming is the word, I guess? They definitely didn't invent the word.
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We can't be sure, but the first recorded evidence of marriage contracts dates to 4,000 years ago, and as far as we know the church had no reign over marriage until the 5th century. Disregarding that, marriage is an obvious concept that would come about, the only thing Christians would be claiming is the word, I guess? They definitely didn't invent the word.