Letter of Jeremiah 1:43

The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.

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Overview of Letter of Jeremiah 1:43

Summary

Temple prostitutes use ritual fire and compete for status

Place

Temples

Event

Women in ritual prostitution

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC