Divorce in the Bible – 5:31-32
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus addressed the topic of divorce. However divorce in ancient Israel was different from modern-day divorce in that a woman could NEVER divorce her husband. All divorces were a man separating from his wife. Professor Israel Abrahams said, “The common term used in the Bible for divorce is shilluach ‘ishshah, “the sending away of a wife” (Deuteronomy 22:19,29). We never read of “the sending away of a husband.” The feminine participle, gerushah, “the woman thrust out,” is the term applied to a divorced woman. The masculine form is not found. (Source)