This verse uses humor to show that no house is big enough to accommodate two people who don’t get along. If the husband and wife are always quarreling, each one could say with equal justification to the other, “I would rather be living up on the roof than in this house with you.”
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The Jewish people who returned to their homeland after their period of exile in Babylonia and Persia restored their worship rituals. These included the celebration of each new moon, which marked the beginning of a new month in their calendar. Offerings and sacrifices were made to atone for their sins committed during the previous month. The new moon celebration is also referred to in Numbers 10:10
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The Bible gives several hints about the duration of the Flood, but it is difficult to determine exactly how long it lasted. Continue reading HOW LONG DID THE FLOOD LAST?
Feast and festivals –The holy convocations, the regular assemblies of the people of Israel for worship of the Lord. The feast and festivals of the nation were scheduled at specific times in the annual calendar and they were both civil and religious in nature. Some feats and festivals marked