...conclusions forced upon us are not flattering. "And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born, thy naval was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all." It was the custom among the Israelites to wash the new-born infant in salt water. Salt water was used...

...the covenant between God and " the men of the city." Again the prophet addresses Jerusalem : " And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all" (Ezek. xvi, 4). In explanation of this...

...thy nativity, is of the land of Canaan ; thy father was an Ainorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee ; but thou wast cast...

...Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite. And a* for thy nativity, in the day thou was born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, t) do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast...

...imprecations of Ezekiel against Jerusalem: "And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born, they navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all" (Ezekiel, XVI, 4). The salting of the child, which was also a custom of the Greeks, was thought to...

...limbs [of the babes] in the manner that a midwife straightens the limbs of a child; as it is said, And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee (Ezek. 16:4). He also provided for them two round cakes, one of oil and one of honey,...

...and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast...

...condition in which Israel was cast out and left to die until the Lord passed by and took pity on it: And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast...

...Yeshiva University Press, 1977, p. 8. 116 II Kings, 20:7. 117 Genesis, 35:17. 118 Genesis, 38:28. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy...thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.120 Similarly, in the Bible there are several references to medicinal drugs: ...shall grow all...

...thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. 4 And rets is without hope. 22 He that winketh with the...When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and w 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee ; but thou wast...