Fathers were encouraged to spend time with their children on a regular basis, as is made evident by the Bible’s words at Deuteronomy 6: 6, 7, which say: “These words that I am commanding you today must prove to be on your heart; and you must inculcate them in your son and speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up. ”
Նրանց հորդոր էր տրվում կանոնավորաբար ժամանակ անցկացնել երեխաների հետ, ինչը երևում է 2 Օրենք 6 ։