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And Things Of The Bible -- Bed
A "bed" is (Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam.
19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as
a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er'es) so
rendered denotes a canopied bed, or a bed with curtains (Deut. 3:11; Ps.
132:3), for sickness (Ps. 6:6; 41:3). In the New Testament it denotes
sometimes a litter with a coverlet (Matt. 9:2, 6; Luke 5:18; Acts 5:15).
The Jewish bedstead was frequently merely the divan or platform along the
sides of the house, sometimes a very slight portable frame, sometimes only
a mat or one or more quilts. The only material for bed-clothes is
mentioned in 1 Sam. 19:13. Sleeping in the open air was not uncommon, the
sleeper wrapping himself in his outer garment (Ex. 22:26,27; Deut.
24:12,13).
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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