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In talmudic times, were flax garments far more common than cotton garments?
QUOTE (melech @ Jan 30 2008, 09:27 AM) 
In talmudic times, were flax garments far more common than cotton garments?
Flax= linen.
I believe so. Linen and wool were the most common.
Did they have Cotton in the Middle East during Talmudic times???
I can't imagine it was very common...
I can't imagine it was very common...
QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Jan 30 2008, 04:39 PM)
Did they have Cotton in the Middle East during Talmudic times???
I can't imagine it was very common...
I can't imagine it was very common...
sure they did, its mentioned in the Mishnah and gemora.
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