Life in Bible Times - Other Occupations:

Other Occupations

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Beggar
Beggars in Palestine. An early photograph..

Carpenter
A woodworker of Jerusalem. Holes were bored with a drill worked by a bow and string. An early photograph..

Carpenters
A little shop on the Street of the Carpenters in Nazareth. Many of the craftsmen used tools and methods unchanged since the time when Joseph was working near this spot. An early photograph..

Clothing
Women making `fine linen` and silk clothing. The crescent of coins set edgewise on the head holds in position the veil.. It may be made of cotton, silk or gauze and is usually swept back, but is sufficiently long to bring part of it over the shoulder to veil the face below the eyes. An early photograph.

Craftsmen
Under the Roman Empire a new class had arisen - that of the freedmen. These were the traders and craftsmen. Sculptures on tombstones belonging to prosperous members of this class prove that they were proud of their callings.. A master cutler of Rome had his grave adorned by reliefs depicting his trade. On the left an assistant and customer are seen in the shop in front of a show-case containing an assortment of knives and sickles. On the right, in the workshop representative craftsmen fashion an implement on an anvil.

Houseboy
This bronze statuette shows a Negro houseboy cleaning one of his master`s boots - the `calceus`, which was worn only out-of-doors..

Mason
The hammer, pick and chisel are the tools of the stone-mason. Wedges are inserted in holes carefully made by the drill and driven in to ensure a good split. An early photograph..

Porter
This Levantine porter carries skeins and wound silk to feed the looms of a factory in Aleppo. The Syrian silk industry was prosperous in antiquity and many of the Syrian villages are still engaged in silk producing.. Tyre received and transmitted the finished goods and raw material. An early photograph.

Basket
In such a basket Paul descended to escape from the window. This type of basket has been used since remote ages in Bible lands for carrying heavy loads of provisions from field to market. An early photograph..

Potter
Potter`s shop laid out in a marketplace. An early photograph..

Potter
Potter at work..

Potter
Pottery-making in Syria, where clay is plentiful. This Arab smooths a jar modelled in the age-old way. He works a disk, or wheel, below with his foot. An early photograph..

Salt
On the shores of the Red Sea barriers are erected so that when the tide recedes the salt may be shovelled into dumps. An early photograph..

Silver
In this cupboard-like workshop the silversmith fashions all kinds of delicate pieces of his ware on his anvil. On the right is the earthenware brazier in which the metal is treated. An early photograph..

Slaves
Delphi - Manumission inscriptions. When slaves were freed, their master paid money to the gods at Delphi, so that they were now owned by the gods. Their names were then written on the wall..

Slaves
White slaves, like the Greek boy whose sculptured portrait is seen on the left, were sold by dealers at high prices..

Slaves
Delphi-Wall with inscribed names of manumitted slaves. Slaves were often brought to Delphi and given their freedom by being `sold` to Apollo..

Sleep
This Arab youth has flopped down for a nap. See Proverbs vi,10,11 - `. A little folding of the hands to sleep..` An early photograph..

Spinning
An Egyptian woman spinning wool, cotton, or flax. From the tomb of Amenenhet II, 12th Dynasty, c. 1900..

Spinning
This Beduin woman is spinning yarn from a fleece as she walks. An early photograph..

Stocks
`Feet in the Stocks` (Job xiii,27). Stocks are used as a means of punitive detention. The Beduin pictured, gaoled for minor offences, have only one foot each in the instrument. An early photograph..

Sword
With primitive tools these swordmakers turn out blades of first-class quality. An early photograph..

Tent Makers
Arab tent makers plying their craft in a yard in Jerash. An early photograph..

Weave
A family helping to weave at a home-constructed loom..

Weave
A native weaver of Ramallah winding a spindle by centuries old method. An early photograph..

Weave
This horizontal type of loom was used for the weaving of curtain strips. Seated by such a loom, Delilah could easily knit Samson`s long hair into the warp. An early photograph..

Wine
Hewn out of the rock on the slope of the hill, this Canaanite wine-press is near Ain-Karim, the birthplace of John the Baptist. In the central vat of the wine-press the man is seen standing.. Above this is another enclosure where the grapes are stored before being thrown into the main vat to be trodden under foot. The juice runs down into smaller vats from which the wine is carried away to neighbouring homes, the press being at the service of all who pay rent to its owner. An early photograph.

Wool
Wool-washing by the banks of the river Tigris. Fleeces of skin-wool obtained for the sheep after killing, are piled high in bales. Shorn wool rather than skin-wool was approved by the Hebrews. An early photograph..