And [that] ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters,....
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Joshua 2:13
Joshua 2:13
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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to show to her. She secures them on condition that they should secure…Joshua 2:13Joshua 2:13 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgemy 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…