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CHAP. LXXXVI. The difference of some customs of the Galileans from those of Iudea. (Book 86)

IT is not impertinently questioned, with what Inhabitants Galilea and Perea were first planted after the return out of Babylon, when you scarce find any mention of them in the Books of Ezra, and Nehemiah, but of those only who inhabited. Judea, and the land of Benjamin. But whosoever they were, whether pure Israelites, or those that were more mixed, or some of the ten Tribes, it is certain, those that inhabited Ga∣lilee differed much from those that dwelt in Judea, in certain rites, and not a little in the Dialect of their speech.

The Jewish Pandects observe a various difference between them: out of which we produce these few instances, instead of more.

a 1.1 In the place noted in the Margin, it is discoursed concerning the form and manner of writing the Donation of the marriage dowry. So and so, say they, the people of Jerusa∣lem writ, and the Galileans writ as those of Jerusalem: but the Inhabitants of Judea some∣thing varied, &c. Where the Gemarists thus, The Galileans care was of reputation,

not of mony; the Inhabitants of Judea their care was of mony, not of reputation, &c.

b 1.2 The wise Men say, In Judea they did servile works on the Passover Eves, until noon; in Galilee not at all.

:〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 c 1.3 The wise Men say, That the Trumah taken generally is ••ound in Judea, in Galilee is loosed. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 For the Galileans know not the Trumah of the Temple chamber. The sense of the Tradition is this, When any one pronounced a Vow in general terms, for example, saying thus, Let this be to me as the Trumah, not naming what kind of Trumah, a Galilean so speaking was loosed from his vow, because he by reason of the distance of the place (as the Gloss tells us) knew not the Trumah of the holy Treasury: but he that inhabited Judea, and spoke thus, was bound by his vow.

And in the same Text is added, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 If any vows generally by curses, he is loosed in Judea; he is bound in Galilee, be∣cause the Galileans do not know the curses of the Priests. Where the Gloss is this, There were no Priests among the Galileans: therefore when they cursed, they cursed to none but to God. And the Gemara of Hierusalem thus, Because they were fastned to the curse of Achan, it is said, that they are bound: but in Judea, because they are not fastned to the curse of Achan, it is said, that they are loosed.

d 1.4 Rabbi Judah saith, In Judea they made inquiry concerning the bridegroom, and bride three days before the wedding: but in Galilee they did not so. In Judea they allowed the bridegroom and bride private company one hour before the wedding; but they did not so in Galilee. It was a custom in Judea, that the married persons should have two 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 friends, one of the family of the bridegroom, and the other of the family of the bride: but it was not so in Galilee. In Judea those friends slept in the same place, where the bridegroom and bride slept: but in Galilee it was not so, &c.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Hieros. C••e∣tubh. fol. 29. 2.
• b 1.2

  P••sachin, cap. 4. hal. 5.
• c 1.3

  N••darim, cap. 2. hal. 3.
• d 1.4

  Tos••phta ad Chetubb. cap. 1.