Holding the position of a Judge was a highly respected occupation. The original judges chosen by the people before the conquest, of course, died over time and were replaced. Future judges, scholars, and lawyers (who were consulted on matters of the law) were also highly respected.
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In an Israelite court, contempt of court was a capital offense. Contempt could be by a citizen (obviously), but also by a judge who was reluctant or refused to apply the proper penalty to a crime. Holding the position of a Judge was a highly respected occupation. The original judges chosen by the people before the conquest, of course, died over time and were replaced. Future judges, scholars, and lawyers (who were consulted on matters of the law) were also highly respected. In an Israelite court, contempt of court was a capital offense. Contempt could be by a citizen (obviously), but also by a judge who was reluctant or refused to apply the proper penalty to a crime. Temple priestesses in other cultures often were given a portion of their father’s estate. This provided financial support to the woman, allowing her to continue with her religious calling/duties. In many ancient cultures, women had the right to inherit property. Of course, the circumstances varied with each country, civilization, and even towns sometimes. In some cases, a married women could inherit part of her father’s estate, but it actually went to the man she was married to. The man was referred to as having been “adopted” into the family. In other cases, even an unmarried woman could inherit property and/or goods. The choosing of a name for a child was vitally important, as it is today. Often, children’s names incorporated some part of the family’s religious deities’ name. For example, some Assyrians worshipped Sin (yes, that was the name of a god, no pun intended). An Assyrian king was named Sennacherib. (note the ‘sin’ and ‘senn’). In Israel, both Jonathan and Micah contain one of the syllables of “Yahweh.” Early human settlements usually occurred near naturally occurring springs or where a well could be sunk deep enough to get water. The need for water determined where people would live.
While we know the names of the months in the Hebrew calendar, the festivals, celebrations, etc.- there is one thing we don’t know. Whether they started their year in the fall or spring! There is evidence suggesting both, leaving scholars and laymen to guess from what knowledge we have.
A red heifer was used in the ritual to purify those Israelites who had been defiled by touching a dead body.
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