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The Bible references Inns such as during the birth of Jesus they attempted to stay at an inn. Or in the parable of the good Samaritan the Samaritan took the hurt man to an inn to care for him. What were these inns like at the time? What sort of services were provided and how common were they?

by /u/Spam4119 in /r/AskHistorians

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