To: B-hebrew list <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Cc: alfred.silberman AT lmco.com
Subject: Re: 1 Kings 11:18
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 20:39:51 +0800
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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