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The rules for having more than one wife, as set out in the Torah, are very strict. A man can have no more than 4 wives and each wife must agree to the other wives and each wife must have her own home with all homes being of equal value. In other words, you'd have to be very wealthy in order to be able to afford more than one wife.

However, although the Torah allows for multiple wives, it does not require such a thing. In cases where it's an allowed but not required act, the law of the land overrides the Torah. This means that if the country one lives in has made it illegal to have multiple wives, then a Jew cannot break that law.

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