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Most had earthen houses with flat rooves made of dirt and straw. In the summer, people would sleep on the roof to stay cool and it just counted as another part of their house. It was against the law not to have a railing/latice work around the roof for safety. If a house fell down and killed an inhabitant, the builder of the house was tracked down and stoned to death for his bad craftsmanship.
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EzraThe walls were adobe or sun-dried brick with flat cross members covered with hay and mud. It was a dry area so rain tearing the roof up was not worried about. The reason why this is what is believed is because of the friends who lowered their friend down to be healed through the roof.
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