▁were ▁permitted ▁under ▁Jewish ▁custom . ▁ ▁The ▁rabb in ical ▁era ▁that ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁CE ▁saw ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁legal ▁accept ance ▁for ▁pol yg amy . ▁In ▁the ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁( B T ), ▁K idd ush in ▁ 7 a , ▁its ▁states , ▁" R aba ▁said : ▁ ▁' Be ▁thou ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁half ▁of ▁me ,' ▁she ▁is ▁bet ro th ed : ▁' half ▁of ▁thee ▁be ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁me ,' ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁bet ro th ed ." ▁The ▁B T ▁during ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁Le vir ate ▁marriage ▁in ▁Y ev am ot ▁ 6 5 a ▁appears ▁to ▁repeat ▁the ▁preced ent ▁found ▁in ▁Ex od us ▁ 2 1 : 1 0 : ▁" R aba ▁said : ▁a ▁man ▁may ▁marry ▁w ives ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁wife ; ▁provided ▁only ▁that ▁he ▁poss esses ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁maintain ▁them ". ▁The ▁Jewish ▁C od ices ▁began ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁restrict ing ▁pol yg amy ▁in ▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁Ma imon ides , ▁in ▁his ▁M ish neh ▁Tor ah ▁maintained ▁that ▁pol yg am ous ▁un ions ▁were ▁perm iss ible ▁from ▁a ▁legal ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁which ▁was ▁contrary ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁opinion . ▁The ▁M ish neh ▁Tor ah , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁multiple ▁sp