Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην

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Jonathan Robie
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Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην

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Luke 11:7 wrote:καὶ τὰ παιδία μου μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην εἰσίν·
Does this imply that they would have all slept together in one bed? What was the normal practice at the time?
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Jonathan Robie wrote:
Luke 11:7 wrote:καὶ τὰ παιδία μου μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην εἰσίν·
Does this imply that they would have all slept together in one bed? What was the normal practice at the time?
Wasn't that the normal practice in the West until fairly recently?
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