Picture No | 10030527 |
Date | |
Description | JEWESS LOOSING SHOE |
Details |
Among the ancient Jews, if a dead husband's brother refused to wed his widow, she formally loosed his shoe and spat in his face for refusing to build up his brother's house
|
Source | Dom Augustin Calmet, Dictionary of the Holy Bible (1732) volume 2 page 62 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
Restrictions |
|
Thank you for visiting our website. If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034. If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here. |