[Buckeye McFrog]

On the roof, tools would often be stored, laundry would be put out to dry, and people would often gather to talk, especially in the evening. Scripture also speaks of it as a place to retire and pray. In the evening when it was cool, people sat and talked, and in the better weather would often sleep there.

Interesting. I had Lebanese neighbors who were doing all of the above in the 1990's.

[Cboldt]

They also get a view of the sky, which, in a dark place, tends to create wonder in the human mind.