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To: NorthMountain

I've read that rural, pre-industrialized cultures often wean at five or so--understanding that breast-milk becomes a supplement to a solid diet.

I thought Leinweber's #32 got it right at about five years old.

9 posted on 08/21/2023 7:16:14 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. ” John 21:11)

To: Hebrews 11:6

I suppose that age of a child in an illustration is somewhat subject to the viewer’s interpretation.

On another note ... this event, among others recounted in the Bible and elsewhere, is why the thought of having two wives makes my blood run cold ...

One wife is great. Two wives?

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

12 posted on 08/21/2023 7:27:16 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

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