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624. Separation of the Sexes

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible

By: James M. Freeman

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Zechariah 12:12

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Zechariah 12:12¹²And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; (Zechariah 12:12). And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart.

According to the Jewish custom, not only did the men and women dwell in separate apartments, but they also worshiped separately. In this text, the trouble that is to come upon the land is so great that every family shall be in mourning, the men mourning by themselves, and the women in like manner lamenting together.

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• 600. The Chimney

• 601. Worthlessness

• 602. Idolatrous Customs

• 603. Damask Covering

• 604. Palaces

• 606. Beds of Ivory

• 607. Horses, Unshod

• 608. Cultivation of Figs

• 609. The Sieve

• 610. Calling on the Gods

• 611. Sailors' Superstitions

• 612. The Covered Lip

• 613. Sitting in the Shade

• 614. Ninevite Conviviality

• 615. Assyrian Warriors

• 616. Tempering Clay

• 617. Worship of Weapons

• 618. The Use of Wood in Walls

• 619. Silence

• 620. The Naked Bow

• 621. The Chemarim

• 622. The Month Sebat

• 623. Heavy Stones

• 624. Separation of the Sexes

• 625. Bells for Horses

• 626. Fulling

• 627. The Book of Remembrance

• 628. Treatment of Enemies

• 629. Espousals