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 ::Kody Brown? The article makes it clear that only one woman is actually his wife, and the other 3 ""marriages"" are spiritual unions. As for Ibn Saud, he lives in a country where his marriages are legally recognized. If an American wen't to Saudi Arabia to marry 22 women, and then brought them to the United States, then ""22 in Saudia Arabia but only 1 in America"" would be appropriate.   "