What was a man required to give his wife if he decided to divorce her, according to Deuteronomy 24:1?
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Correct answer: A certificate of divorce
To protect the woman's legal status and future, the law required a formal 'sepher kerithuth' or certificate of divorce. This document proved she was no longer married and was free to remarry.
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