[1115] Galilee covered the ancient possessions of Issachar, Zebulun, Naphtali, and Asher. In the time of Christ it stretched northwards to the possessions of Tyre on the one side, and to Syria on the other. On the south it was bounded by Samaria - Mount Carmel on the Western, and the district of Scythopolis on the eastern side, being here landmarks; while the Jordan and the Lake of Gennesaret formed the general eastern boundary line.' (Sketches of Jewish Soc. Life. p. 33.) It was divided into Upper and Lower Galilee - the former beginning where sycomores (not our sycamores) cease to grow.' Fishing in the Lake of Galilee was free to all (Baba K. 81 b).
[1116] {hebrew} 'cantankerous' (?), Ned. 48 a.
[1117] Siphré on Numb. x. 19, ed. Friedmann, 4 a; Chag. 14 a.
[1118] Of which Jochanan, the son of Nuri, may here be regarded as the exponent.
[1119] As in the relation between bridegroom and bride, the cessation of work the day before the Passover, &c.
[1120] As in regard to animals lawful to be eaten, vows, &c.
[1121] The doctrinal, or rather Halakhic, differences between Galilee and Judæa are partially noted by Lightfoot (Chronoger. Matth. praem. lxxxvi.), and by Hamburger (Real-Enc. i. p. 395).
[1122] See Deutsch's Remains, p. 358.
[1123] The differences of pronunciation and language are indicated by Lightfoot (u.s. lxxxvii.), and by Deutsch (u. s. pp. 357, 358). Several instances of ridiculous mistakes arising from it are recorded. Thus, a woman cooked for her husband two lentils ({hebrew})instead of two feet (of an animal, {hebrew}) as desired (Nedar. 66 b). On another occasion a woman malpronounced Come, I will give thee milk,' into Companion, butter devour thee!' (Erub. 53 b). In the same connection other similar stories are told. Comp. also Neubauer, Geogr. du Talmud, p. 184, G. de Rossi, della lingua prop. di Cristo, Dissert. I. passim.
[1124] Erub. 53 b.
[1125] The Rabbi asked: What road leads to Lydda? - using four words. The woman pointed out that, since it was not lawful to multiply speech with a woman, he should have asked: Whither to Lydda? - in two words.
[1126] In fact, only four great Galilean Rabbis are mentioned. The Galileans are said to have inclined towards mystical (Kabbalistic?) pursuits.
[1127] Gelpke, Jugendgesch, des Herrn, has, at least in our days, little value beyond its title.
[1128] The words in spirit' are of doubtful authority. But their omission can be of no consequence, since the waxing strong' evidently refers to the mental development, as the subsequent clause shows.
[1129] St. Luke ii. 40.
[1130] Deut. xxi. 18-21.
[1131] Prov. xxx. 17.
[1132] See the notice of these rites at the circumcision of John the Baptist, in ch. iv. of his Book.
[1133] Peah i. 1.
[1134] Comp. Sketches of Jewish Social Life,' pp. 86-160, the literature there quoted: Duschak, Schulgesetzgebung d. alten Isr.; and Dr. Marcus, Pædagog. d. Isr. Volkes.
[1135] Ber. 63 b.
[1136] The counterpart is in Ecclus. xxx.
[1137] Besides the holy women who are named in the Gospels, we would refer to the mothers of Zebedee's children and of Mark, to Dorcas, Lydia, Lois, Eunice, Priscilla, St. John's elect lady,' and others.
[1138] On which Deut.vi. 4-9 and xi. 13-21 were inscribed.
[1139] Jos. Ant. iv. 8. 13; Ber.iii. 3; Megill. i. 8; Moed K. iii.
[1140] Ps. cxxi. 8.
[1141] Some of its customs almost remind us of our 5th of November.
[1142] The word brphos has no other meaning than that of infant' or babe.'
[1143] 2 Tim. iii. 15; i. 5.
[1144] Philo, Legat. ad Cajum, sec. 16. 31.
[1145] Jos. Ag. Apion ii. 19.
[1146] Jos. Ag. Apion ii. 26; comp. 1. 8, 12; ii. 27.
[1147] Kidd, 29 a.
[1148] Sanh. 99 b.
[1149] Kidd, 30 a.
[1150] Meg. 6 b.
[1151] Sot. 22 a.
[1152] Succ. 42 a.
[1153] The Shema.