Thematic Bible: Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts
Thematic Bible
Marriage » The jews » Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts
They said unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He said unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts allowed you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.