Josué 2:15

15 Entonces, dado que la casa de Rahab estaba construida en la muralla de la ciudad, ella los hizo bajar por una cuerda desde la ventana.

Josué 2:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 2:15

Then she let them down by a cord through the window
Which must be large, and the cord strong, as well as she herself a masculine woman, to let down two men by it, unless she employed any of her servants in the affair; though this being so great a secrecy, it is probable she trusted none of her domestics with it as little as possible: in like manner the Apostle Paul was let down by the wall of Damascus in a basket, ( Acts 9:25 ) ; Jarchi supposes it was the same cord and window, by means of and in at which her gallants used to come and go:

for her house [was] upon the town wall;
in a suitable and convenient place to receive her guests and gallants: and it is observed, that harlots have had their houses on or under walls: Martial speaks of harlots whom he calls ^F12 Summoenianae, whores that plied under the walls and in the suburbs of cities:

and she dwelt upon the wall;
that part of the house in which she particularly dwelt was built on or over the wall, and the rest towards the city was for the entertainment of persons that resorted to her house.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Epigram. l. 3. Ep. 62.

Josué 2:15 In-Context

13 cuando Jericó sea conquistada, salvarán mi vida y también la de mi padre y mi madre, mis hermanos y hermanas y sus familias.

14 —Te ofrecemos nuestra propia vida como garantía por la tuya —le prometieron ellos—. Si no nos delatas, cumpliremos nuestra promesa y seremos bondadosos contigo cuando el Señor
nos dé la tierra.

15 Entonces, dado que la casa de Rahab estaba construida en la muralla de la ciudad, ella los hizo bajar por una cuerda desde la ventana.

16 —Huyan a la zona montañosa —les dijo—. Escóndanse allí de los hombres que los están buscando por tres días. Luego, cuando ellos hayan vuelto, ustedes podrán seguir su camino.

17 Antes de partir, los hombres le dijeron:
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