Inn: In the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or caravanserais,
which correspond to the European inn, are not alluded to in the Old
Testament. The "inn" mentioned in
(Exodus 4:24) was just the halting-place
of the caravan. In later times khans were erected for the
accommodation of travellers. In
(Luke 2:7) the word there so rendered
denotes a place for loosing the beasts of their burdens. It is
rendered "guest-chamber" in
(Mark 14:14; Luke 22:11) In
(Luke 10:34) the
word so rendered is different. That inn had an "inn-keeper," who
attended to the wants of travellers.
