Josh. xv. 7.JEALOUSY. Waters of JEALOUSY, which women were obliged to drink, who were suspected of Adultery by their husbands. Numb. v. 17,18, &c. I have spoken of them at length in the Article ADULTERY. We see no Example in the History of the ancient Jews of any woman tried by the Waters of Jealousy. The way of Divorce which was open to them, was shorter and more easy. It is very frequently said in Scripture, that God had an affection for his people attended with Jealousy, and that he punished them when they were guilty of infidelity, in like manner as an husband transported with love, and stung with Jealousy, punishes a wife, who has been failing in her duty. Idolatry is a kind of fornication and adultery in those people, who have the advantage of knowing God.
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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Jealousy,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/j/jealousy/.