nearly every single example i can think of for families in the old testament involve children and even grandchildren living under their father's roof. the women marry into a family, not the men.
you didn't read, dear.
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i imagine it used to be matrilocal (families live with their maternal relatives) as well.
i suppose i didn't emphasize how "used to" i meant. i meant before the bible was written down. i think it's possible, even likely, that the jews started as matrilineal/matrilocal and then evolved due to outside influence. they simply kept the heritage bit out of habit.
note my statement here...
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some of the importance of this seems to have been lost on the actual writers of the bible
i'm just saying that the writers were either making shit up, or they had forgotten the earlier connotation of such things. cultures evolve. it's what they do.
nearly every single example i can think of for families in the old testament involve children and even grandchildren living under their father's roof. the women marry into a family, not the men.
and this proves what, precisely? 1. the stories are how accurate? 2. so the culture evolved out of the matrilineal/matrilocal phase... this doesn't change that it's an appropriate interpretation of the verse.
Edited by brennakimi, : No reason given.