The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 39
... lived in his house , or , if we imagine him to be a wealthy land- owner , in one of the several houses that formed a single large estate . The dependents were his wife or wives , his children , his slaves and his clients , the latter ...
... lived in his house , or , if we imagine him to be a wealthy land- owner , in one of the several houses that formed a single large estate . The dependents were his wife or wives , his children , his slaves and his clients , the latter ...
Page 110
... lived the king , his many wives , his numerous children . Many of the wives and older children had houses of their own with all the appurtenances of complete resi- dences . Then there was the horde of attendants , slaves and soldiers ...
... lived the king , his many wives , his numerous children . Many of the wives and older children had houses of their own with all the appurtenances of complete resi- dences . Then there was the horde of attendants , slaves and soldiers ...
Page 112
... lived . That the city has occupied our attention so much more fully than the country is due to our prepossessions . Our modern civilization is an urban one . It derives from the great cities of the Greek and Roman world a preoccupation ...
... lived . That the city has occupied our attention so much more fully than the country is due to our prepossessions . Our modern civilization is an urban one . It derives from the great cities of the Greek and Roman world a preoccupation ...
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