Village Life

Typical village during New Testament times. 

(Great People of the Bible and How They Lived)

A village house.

(Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, Daily Life in the Time of Jesus)

A village house.

A village house.

Kitchen oven.

Storage Room

Living room.  The setting of the story of the Savior's healing of a paralyzed man (Luke 5:18-26) can be seen in this picture.

Climbing up the ladder to the bedroom.

Bedroom.  Ladder entrance on the immediate left through the mat door.  A door opens to the roof of the house.  The bed is located on the right.  The setting of the parable of the friend at midnight (Luke 11:5-8) can be seen in this picture.