The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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... sure , there were certain restrictions upon divorce , but not many , and she could not under any circumstances divorce her husband . She was , however , fairly secure if she had a male child . Her husband could not cast her off without ...
... sure , there were certain restrictions upon divorce , but not many , and she could not under any circumstances divorce her husband . She was , however , fairly secure if she had a male child . Her husband could not cast her off without ...
Page 114
... sure in spite of the tens of thousands of Greek busts and statues and vase paintings that have survived . It is obvious that in most cases these repré- ' sentations show an ideal rather than a fact , but they tell us at any rate what ...
... sure in spite of the tens of thousands of Greek busts and statues and vase paintings that have survived . It is obvious that in most cases these repré- ' sentations show an ideal rather than a fact , but they tell us at any rate what ...
Page 204
... And if to make quite sure he hung a garland on a hoary terebinth or dropped a honey cake on a hillock , he would scarcely understand the rage of zealous prophets when they discovered that he had done so 204 LIFE IN BIBLICAL TIMES.
... And if to make quite sure he hung a garland on a hoary terebinth or dropped a honey cake on a hillock , he would scarcely understand the rage of zealous prophets when they discovered that he had done so 204 LIFE IN BIBLICAL TIMES.
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