Bible/Topics/TRAVELLERS
TRAVELLERS[edit | edit source]
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)[edit | edit source]
General References
Torrey's New Topical Textbook[edit | edit source]
Called way-faring men
Preparations made by, alluded to
Often collected together and formed caravans
Often engaged persons acquainted with the country as guides
FRIENDS OF
Generally commenced their journey early in the morning
Generally rested at noon
Halted at even
Generally halted at wells or streams
CARRIED WITH THEM
Often travelled on foot
On foot, how attired
After a long journey, described
OF DISTINCTION
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Strangers civil to
Generally treated with great hospitality
- Genesis 18:3-8
- Genesis 19:2
- Genesis 24:24
- Genesis 24:32
- Genesis 24:33
- Exodus 2:20
- Jude 19:20
- Jude 19:21
- Job 31:32
- Hebrews 13:2
The caravanserai or public inn for noticed
Were frequently asked whence they came and whither they went
Protected by those who entertained them
For security often left the highways
Tesserae hospitales or pledges of hospitality, alluded to
ON ERRANDS REQUIRING DESPATCH
Estimated the length of their journey by the number of days
The Jews prohibited from taking long journeys on the Sabbath
Ceasing of, threatened as a calamity