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They walk that afternoon as sightseers through the crowded Jewish
emporium. The shops remind them, with all their contrasts, of the
marts of Rome, for men always and everywhere have the trader's
passion. In the narrow streets of Jerusalem they see the stir of
many activities. The workman is hammering his brass; the shoemaker
shapes his sandals; the flax spinner is winding his thread; the
scribe sits on his mat, and is ready for his writing. In the shops
they see costly merchandise for sale--silks and jewels, fine linens
and perfumes, delicious foods and drinks. These have been imported
from far Arabia and India; they have been brought from distant
Persia and Media. With all their variety, no taste, however
fitful, need go unsatisfied.
What a motley crowd is on the streets! They hear the Aramaic
speech of Palestine, which Quintus has been taught by his Athenian
tutor, and their ears also catch the accents of other foreign
tongues. They meet traders from western Zidon, sailors from Crete,
bearded Idumaeans from beyond Judaea, and scholars from far
Alexandria.
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