The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 118
... color . We have reason to suppose that most of them were dark . It ought hardly to be necessary to add that the hue of their skin was not due to the fact that they lived in a warm climate and were habi- tually sunburnt . To discuss the ...
... color . We have reason to suppose that most of them were dark . It ought hardly to be necessary to add that the hue of their skin was not due to the fact that they lived in a warm climate and were habi- tually sunburnt . To discuss the ...
Page 119
... color would scarcely be repeated unless that color was supposed to be some- thing particularly beautiful . The only question is whether we may draw the inference that what was particularly beautiful was the best example of what was ...
... color would scarcely be repeated unless that color was supposed to be some- thing particularly beautiful . The only question is whether we may draw the inference that what was particularly beautiful was the best example of what was ...
Page 120
... color was common . We might indeed have drawn the oppo- site inference . Greek poets speak of golden - haired or tawny - haired gods and heroes , and it is often asserted that this proves such a color to have been rare and a mark of ...
... color was common . We might indeed have drawn the oppo- site inference . Greek poets speak of golden - haired or tawny - haired gods and heroes , and it is often asserted that this proves such a color to have been rare and a mark of ...
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