- my father:
- It is observable that in this enumeration of her kindred, there is no mention made of a husband. It is most likely that she was a single woman or widow, who obtained an honest livelihood by keeping a house for the entertainment of strangers; and not a woman of ill fame, as some have supposed. The spies sent on this occasion were certainly some of the most confidential persons that Joshua had in his host, and their errand was of the greatest importance; is it then not most likely that they lodged at an inn? "And [that] ye will save aliveª°¹ my father,ª and my mother,ª and my brethren,ª and my sisters,ª and all¹ that¹ they have, and deliverª°¹ our livesª from death.ª¹" {Jsh 2:13}
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