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Deuteronomy 24:1-5

Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please
him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes
her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of
his house; she then leaves his house and goes off to become another man's
wife.  Then suppose the second man dislikes her, writes her a bill of
divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house (or the
second man who married her dies); her first husband, who sent her away, is
not permitted to take her again to be his wife after she has been defiled;
for that would be abhorrent to the LORD, and you shall not bring guilt on
the land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.  When a man
is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any
related duty.  He shall be free at home one year, to be happy with the
wife whom he has married.