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the cushioned sofa running around three sides of the lewan, or raised portion of the sitting-room of an Oriental residence (Lane's Mod. Egypt. 1:17), and serving the purpose of a seat by day and a couch by night for the male members of the family and guests. SEE HOUSE. It is from six inches to a foot high, a little elevated in front, and about four feet wide. The angles are the posts of honor. The common people of Palestine and Egypt have no proper bed, and domestics sleep on the floor or in the passages, wherever they can find room (Kelly's Syria, page 23). SEE BED.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More