Does this imply that they would have all slept together in one bed? What was the normal practice at the time?Luke 11:7 wrote:καὶ τὰ παιδία μου μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην εἰσίν·
Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην
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Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην
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Re: Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην
Wasn't that the normal practice in the West until fairly recently?Jonathan Robie wrote:Does this imply that they would have all slept together in one bed? What was the normal practice at the time?Luke 11:7 wrote:καὶ τὰ παιδία μου μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην εἰσίν·
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