“Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.”
However, he did not buy the land of the priests, because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land. The exception for the priests is the Egyptian political reality — the priestly class is supported by Pharaoh and does not need to sell. The application: the administration of crisis resources must account for the existing social structures and their exceptions.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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