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428. Waiting for Booty

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

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Psalm 10:8⁸He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. (Psalm 10:8). He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent.

This is an accurate description of the habit of the Bedawin of the present day. They watch for booty in villages, or “in the wilderness,” (see Jeremiah 3:2²Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. (Jeremiah 3:2),) anywhere where they can be hidden from view and where they may hope to find an unwary passerby. They do not hesitate to add murder to robbery if, in their opinion, necessity demands it.

See also Psalm 56:6⁶They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. (Psalm 56:6); Proverbs 1:11¹¹If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: (Proverbs 1:11); Jeremiah 5:26²⁶For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. (Jeremiah 5:26).

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• 420. Impressions of Seals

• 421. Cords and Rings

• 422. Fish Spears

• 423. Adversity a Prison

• 424. Presents to the Afflicted

• 425. Poetic Names

• 426. Irrigation of Gardens

• 427. Kissing an Act of Homage

• 428. Waiting for Booty

• 429. Anointing Guests

• 430. Cataracta

• 431. Symbolical Hand Washing

• 432. The Psaltery

• 433. Posture of the Face in Prayer

• 434. The Servant's Ears

• 435. Abuse of Hospitality

• 436. Perfumed Garments

• 437. Use of Hyssop

• 438. Bottled Tears

• 439. Serpent Charming

• 440. Broken Teeth

• 441. Thorns for Fuel

• 442. Leather Tables

• 443. Unburied Bodies

• 444. The "Pit"

• 445. Bird Snares

• 446. Green Oil

• 447. Trumpets

• 448. Calf Worship

• 449. Offerings for the Dead