Kiddushin, the last tractate of the third order of the Mishnah Nashim.
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Kiddushin, sanctification or dedication, also called erusin (betrothal), the first of the two stages of the Jewish wedding process.
He said, "The Scripture tells us, 'Thou shalt teach them the things thou hast seen at Horeb to thy sons and to thy sons' sons;' and how may one live to teach his sons' sons unless one marries early?" (Deuteronomy 4:9 Yerushalmi Kiddushin, i. 29b; Kiddushin 61a)