From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] midwives
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:01:01 -0600
Dear Yigal,
In any case, the fact that the only worthy Hebrews or decent
Egyptians were women is, I'm sure, significant.
HH: The women are not mentioned as the only worthy Hebrews or decent
Egyptians. Perhaps you mean that they are the only worthy or decent
ones mentioned, but the reason they are mentioned is due to the
circumstances of the narrative. The attempt to murder the Israelite
children was a key issue in the history of its stay in Egypt.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard