Is Gold Digging a New Concept or an Acient Practice!

I don't know about you but where did the concept of marrying for love come from?  I live my life according to the ancient teaching of the Torah; the five books of Moses.  It was custom during those times for a man to be able to provide for a female or be established before he even took on a woman. To present gifts to a woman was showing that he is able and capable of sustaining.  Well gold digging is the modern day name for it. Why did you think they married in ancient or biblical times? Even in earlier modern day times with relationships. Not for love it was what can you do for me or are you able to give me x,y, and z. However, woman at that time came with their own bounty too! The concept is still the same in some way! 
Genesis 24
²²And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;


³⁰And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.


³⁵And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.


⁵³And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

. ⁵⁸And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
You can read the chapter in its entirety to get a better understanding.  We would call this gold digging or is this just how things are suppose to be? 
 ⁵⁹And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
 ⁶⁰And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
 ⁶¹And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.