What Does "Certificate of Divorce" Mean? [Spirituality & Religion]

I'm reading Matthew 19:3-9, and in verse 7 Jesus mentions something called a "certificate of divorce", referencing to Deuteronomy 24:1-4. Could someone help shed some light on what this might have been and what it means in terms of Jesus' view on divorce?

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Justiceforall · M

https://bible.org/seriespage/7-teaching-jesus-divorce-matthew-193-12-mark-102-12

This site explains it better than I can

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

Just means a legal written divorce.
KJV says "writing of divorcement

MikeSp · 56-60, M

In the context of the time it was written, it was a document issued by the Jewish rabbis to allow two of their faithful to split. Unlike today, it was not easy to obtain a divorce nor was it socially acceptable.

gregloa · 61-69, M

It means exactly what it say in Mathew.

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