Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Paul Zellmer <zellmer AT cag.pworld.net.ph>]

Al Silberman wrote:

> Which brings up the following questions:
> 1. Why aren't house and land listed together?
> 2. Wouldn't it be more natural to say land then house?

Al,

One possibility is that the land was not the location of the house.  It could 
have
been a source of income (farmland or the like).  If that is the case, then 
Pharaoh
gave a place to live in, something to live on, and a source of future income. 
 That
would seem a logical progression, IMO.

Paul

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