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Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην

Posted: October 18th, 2015, 7:45 am
by Jonathan Robie
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?

Re: Luke 11:7 μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἰς τὴν κοίτην

Posted: October 18th, 2015, 4:33 pm
by Stephen Carlson
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?