2012-02-282012-02-281997Schutte, PJW 1997, 'Egskeiding in die antieke Semitiese wêreld', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1123-1137.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18269Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFAlthough divorces did occur in the ancient Semitic world, divorce never became a casual or even an accepted phenomenon in especially the Jewish community. Marriage was the normal state of affairs for Jews, and they worked hard at maintaining it. This article investigates the issue.15 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaCulture and lawDivorce -- Religious aspectsBible -- O.T.Divorce -- Jews -- CommunityArticle