Illustrated better (and in very morbid manner) in Judges 12:5–6.

…have a focus on the way to dress, because race was understood much the same in the Biblical period. Race was all about where you lived and grew up and was best deciphered through accent and mannerisms. Whether you were Caucasian or BAME was not relevant, if you had a Spartan accent, you were Spartan, and if you had an Athenian accent, you were Athenian. Examples of this can be seen all over ancient texts — when Peter is accused of being one of Jesus’ followers, it is remarked by an accuser in Matthew 26:73 that ‘surely you are one of them, your accent gives you away,’ with the other Gospels commenting that everyone knew he was a Galilean. It is telling that when the…
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Illustrated better (and in very morbid manner) in Judges 12:5–6.
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