ANCIENT TIMES TREATMENT OF WOMEN

How the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) generally viewed women:

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Women's behavior was extremely limited in ancient times, much as the women of Afghanistan during the recent Taliban oppression. They were:

	Unmarried women were not allowed to leave the home of their father without permission.
	Married women were not allowed to leave the home of their husband, without permission.
	They were normally restricted to roles of little or no authority.
	They could not testify in court.
	They could not appear in public venues.
	They were not allowed to talk to strangers.
	They had to be doubly veiled when they left their homes. 1

Women were considered inferior to men:

Genesis 1:27 to 3:24: In the first creation story (Genesis 1:27) God is described as creating man, both male and female at the same time: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." 2 This might be interpreted as implying equality between the two genders.