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A Practical Hiding Place
Commentators explain that the 'stalks of flax' were not small fibers but large, cane-like stalks laid out on Rahab's flat roof to dry in the sun. This common practice for processing flax created a perfect, natural-looking hiding place, highlighting the practical details embedded in the biblical narrative. This also suggests the events took place in the spring, around the time of the barley harvest.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Theologian
Stalks of flax - literally, “the carded fibres of the tree.” The flax in Palestine grew to more than three feet in height, with a stalk as t…
19th Century
Bishop
The stalks of flax. —It is noted that flax and barley are both early crops (Exodus 9:31), and that the first month () …
17th Century
Pastor
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house
Before the messengers came; though Abarbinel thinks it was afte…
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17th Century
Minister
Faith in God's promises should not eliminate, but rather encourage our diligence in using appropriate means. The providence of God directed the spi…