However, contemporary texts indicate that among the Jews, a woman may have acquired resources in various ways: (1) as an inheritance if her father died without sons, (2) as property given to her, (3) as money stipulated in a marriage contract as due her in case of divorce, (4) as maintenance from a deceased husband’s estate, or (5) as personal earnings.
۳ )‏ در عهدنامهٔ ازدواج مهریه‌ای تعیین می‌شد که در صورت طلاق به زن پرداخت می‌شد .‏ ۴ )‏ اگر شوهر زن فوت می‌کرد ،‏ مرتباً از درآمد دارایی غیرمنقول شوهرش به زن پرداخت می‌شد .‏