tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905914.post2570335051579186308..comments2023-11-02T08:09:20.344-04:00Comments on theosebes: Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09795945247297789757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905914.post-76470204695942452052007-06-27T10:07:00.000-04:002007-06-27T10:07:00.000-04:00In ancient times it was common for the rich and ro...In ancient times it was common for the rich and royalty to be obese. The other people were probably skinny and malnourished, or at least very lean from manual labor.<BR/><BR/>Psalms refers to this phenomenon a time or two, as the poor righteous man wonders why the rich wicked are allowed to prosper and grow fat. There's also the king that Ehud slew.<BR/><BR/>I never thought of queens of Egypt (or kings) as being fat, but it makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com