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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5662 certificate of divorce
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Dictionary of Bible Themes
5000 Humanity
5650 Human relationships
5662 certificate of divorce
5662 certificate of divorce
5662 certificate of divorce
A certificate of divorce was required under Mosaic law
Mk 10:4 pp Mt 19:7 The certificate provided a divorced wife with some legal protection and permitted her to remarry. See also Dt 24:1-4; Hos 2:2 These words may have been adapted from a divorce bill; Mt 5:31
God gave his unfaithful people a certificate of divorce
Jer 3:8 See also Isa 50:1 Unlike Israel, Judah had been given no certificate of divorce. The exile is thus portrayed as only a temporary separation.
See also
| 5675 | divorce |
| 5711 | marriage, restrictions |
| 5744 | wife |
| 6242 | adultery |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
