WHAT KIND OF JOBS DID THE AVERAGE PERSON HAVE?

HERDING

• It was common to herd animals
• Herder was constantly moving to find food and water for the sheeps
• People would use their wool and hides for clothes and to make tents
• They would eat the sheep meat and drink the milk
• bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible

SHEPHERDS

• Shepherds always lived near a village
• Would bring their flocks to a nearby pasture to have a chance to be hired
• Landowner would hire shepherds to help with there harvest
• They would move mountain pastures in the summer
• In the winter they would move the herd into warm valleys (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

FARMING

• Farming was very important in their lives
• Wheat and barley was one of the most important crops
• Isrealite did NOT depend on irrigation for water
• They grew crops according to yearly cycle and spells
• Adjusted the crops for differnt type of land (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

CROPS

• Crops had an effect on economy and social life
• Crop rotaion help the soil for the crops
• Crops match God's plan in religious eyes
• Large harvests depend on people of Israel
• Crops were "Gods commandment" (This was of God's commandment bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

HONI THE CIRCLE MAKER

• Honi would pray to God for rain to help the crops grow
• Honi's system was to draw a circle, raise his hand and ask God for rain
• After the good deed he fell asleep for 70 years
• When he "awaken he prayed for death rather than living this strange world"
• (jhom.com/topics/rain/honi.html )

FISHING

• Fishing was less important for a food source (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)
• This was because the Philistine and others took all the seacoast
• When people did go fishing they would go over by the Jordan river and or lake Galilee
• The most common fish they would catch would be sardines
• Fishing was mention so liitle in the old testment that some scholar think its not usful in Israel economic

HOW TO CATCH A FISH

• Some fishermen catch fish with their bare hands
• Others would make basket or fishing trap
• Then some use weapons like arrows, spear or harpoons
• Most fishermen used net to catch fish
• (www.americancatholic.org/newsletters/sfs/an0704.asp)

SPECIAL SKILLS/ CRAFT

• The craft that they did were like baking and sewing
• When doing these skill they would do them in their house
• Parent would teach their kids craft, so they could use it in the future
• Some people used their special skills in there business
• Alot of people became an artist form there skill (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

SERVANTS

• servants would go through labor
• Differnt types of servants were anywhere from cooks to nanneys
• Trust worthy servants were " highly valued" other had harder jobs
• There were also be midwives, doctor, nurses (nurses were for brest feeding)
• (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

SLAVERY

• Some slave were more educated then their master
• Somtimes slave would have better opportunity with their master than on their own
• Only thing was that they had no freedom
• Some people sold them self into slavery to pay off debt
• The master could do what ever they wanted to the slave (http://bibleresources.americanbible.org/node/1084)

GOVERNMENT

• Majority of jods were to keep government in place
• Leader of the nation was protected by the army (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible )
• For maintaing governerment more people were needed
• Such as tax collector, security gaurds, lawyers, and musicians
• The government had a bad and unorganized system

MILITARY

• Most people joined the military so they would have a shelter
• Some people were forced into the military
• Dieing was a very high risk
• Military protected the rulers
• (https://bible.org/article/roman-military-new-testament)

CONSTUCTORS

• A regular house would be 2 story's high
• It took a big group of men a about a week to build one house
• Roofs were made out of mud and sticks
• Building were made out of wood and stone
• (bibleillustration.blogspot.com/2008/04/houses-in-bible-times_14.html)

TAXES

• Publicans were the tax collectors
• People hated them, they would over charge
• For example if you owe 100 they would take 150
• Tax was %40 of what you made (www.bible-history.com/sketches/ancient/tax-collector.html )
• If didn't pay would be beaten, arrested or even killed

GETTING PAYED

• When getting pay most likely got goods or food
• Higher jobs some people go payed in silver or gold
• Persian Empires made coin to make it easier to pay workers
• It was hard to tell what the people wages were
• (bibleresources.americanbible.org › ... › About the Bible)

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