“And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.”
The steward took the men into Joseph's house, gave them water to wash their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys. The hospitality extended — water for feet, fodder for donkeys — mirrors the hospitality described throughout the patriarchal narratives. The care for the animals as well as the guests is the full expression of ancient Near Eastern welcome. The application: the hospitality that cares for the entire party — people and animals — is the hospitality that honors the whole of what the guest brings.
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