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Re: [b-hebrew] virginity

From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
To: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] virginity
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:00:46 +0100

On 16/07/2007 22:55, Harold Holmyard wrote:

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HH: As already mentioned, This custom of parents checking the bed sheets after the nuptial night for signs of virginity has been a custom even outside of the Judeo-Christian heritage.

If you are referring to my comment, it was not about a situation properly "outside of the Judeo-Christian heritage", for a lot of Islamic customs have a Jewish or Christian basis, or perhaps just a common Semitic one.

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