Verse 22
22. winter house— ( :-).
ninth month—namely, of the religious year, that is, November or December.
fire on . . . hearth—rather, the stove was burning before him. In the East neither chimneys nor ovens are used, but, in cold weather, a brazen vessel containing burning charcoal; when the wood has burned to embers, a cover is placed over the pot to make it retain the heat.
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