shall be considered the rationale behind the law. The first issue to discuss is the nature of the defilement of the woman. After the woman’s second divorce, the first husband may not marry her again “after she has been defiled, because (כי) that is an abomination (תועבה) before the LORD” (Deut 24:4). It must be recognized that the abominable act should not be equated with the defilement of the woman. While the abominable act is the remarriage to the first husband, it should be recognized for two