Biblical Hebrew Forum

["K Randolph" <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Harold:

You are taking it too literally. In Proverbs, this is what the woman
says, that does not mean she's telling the truth. What I refer to is
that she brings the guy home for the night, not just a quicky as did
Judah with Tamar.

So my question concerning Rahab, was her place set up for overnight
guests? Apparently so. At least that's how I read it.

Karl W. Randolph.

On 5/31/07, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> K Randolph wrote:
> > It's good to see someone reading just for pleasure.
> >
> > As for Rahab's profession, how much do we know about the practices of
> > prostitution of that period? Could it have been a combination of
> > brothel and inn? In other words, a high class inn in which were found
> > all the comforts of home, even a sleeping partner? Proverbs 7:18 seems
> > to give a similar picture.
> >
>
> Proverbs 7:18 is not talking about an inn. The
> woman has her house to
> herself because her husband is out of town:
>
> Prov. 7:19 My husband is not at home; he has gone
> on a long journey.
> Prov. 7:20 He took his purse filled with money and
> will not be home till
> full moon."
>
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard