Re: OFFTOPIC: gernikako arbola

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:26, Steg Belsky wrote:
> On Sep 14, 2004, at 6:07 PM, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> > En réponse à Chris Bates :
> >> I was just reading about this... I've never heard of any government
> >> apart from this one (the old Basque system) which actually held its
> >> meetings under a tree...
> >
> > As the story goes, Saint Louis rendered justice under a tree :) .
>
> In the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), book of _Shofetim_ ("Judges"), the
> chieftain(ess?)
That would be an accurate description of her role.
> Devora is described as judging the people underneath
> her very own personal tree.
>
>
> -Stephen (Steg)
>   "the truth is he's a punk."
>       ~ law and order
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