Background to jewish life Flashcards
what was Israel known as
the promised land
what where common jobs for men
fishermen, farmers- with a few as tax collectors and the poorest being shepards
what age did boys go to school
6 in a synagogue
what age were boys known as adults or son of the law
13
what was happiness in the marriage measured by
how many children you had
childless women meant what
saddness and Gods punishment
what was a babys ritual when born
rubbed in salt to make them firm then wrapped in swaddling clothes to make there limbs grow straight and finally after 8 days circumcised
marriages were often
arranged
women we’re known as assets therefore had to
pay for with a dowry
what was the death ritual
washed and then wrapped in grave clothes, anointed and buried within 24 hours
poor were buried in…
graves or caves
rich were buried in …
tombs
