Divorce under Old Testament law was easy: Deuteronomy 24:1-4. Basically you just wrote her a certificate of divorce and sent her away.
In the New Testament Jesus narrowed permissible divorce to situations
of adultery.
Actually there is an on going debate amonst Christians regarding this queston. Partly because not much is said and partly because of folks
will grab one verse and not look at the others on the subject.
Although I'm sure some unhappy marriages stay together because
of pressure from their religious group. I still think marriages among
committed religious people have a greater chance of success because
they will have a similar set of expectations and values.
Textcritic thanks for the information.
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