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14. Tent Partition

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

Genesis 18:10

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Genesis 18:10¹⁰And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. (Genesis 18:10). Sarah heard it in the tent-door... behind him.

This was not the tent door referred to in verse 1, but the partition separating the women’s part of the tent from that belonging to the men. Such partitions are often seen in modern Bedawin tents. For description of these tents. See note on Solomon’s Song 1:5 (#474).

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