44. There were seen some of the Christians who had formed a conviction in favour of polygamy. There were several thousand in one society, for it is the likeness of love which makes a society, and conjugial love is the fundamental of all loves, and when the Last Judgment was taking place, that region appeared as if swallowed up by hell. It was said afterwards that they knew nothing of their genital organs, as if they had been without them. It was said they had convinced themselves from the Jewish culture of the Old Testament that they were then permitted to have several wives, but it is permitted everywhere in Mohammedan countries. The reason why this was permitted to the Jews is that they were external men, inwardly idolaters, lacking the internals of the Church; nor were these open to them, which is why they did not recognize the Lord. The situation among the Mohammedans will be discussed below.