The wife's summons to her husband—"Quick! Come here. The man who appeared to me the other day has shown himself to me again"—brings Manoah into the encounter and creates opportunity for his direct meeting with the angel. The wife's urgency and the effort to ensure Manoah's participation suggest her recognition that the husband should also encounter and receive instruction from the divine messenger. Manoah's response to his wife's call reveals his willingness to engage with the divine message and his interest in receiving direct instruction about the child's upbringing. The wife's facilitation of the husband's encounter with the divine suggests the woman's important role in mediating revelation and in drawing her husband into covenantal participation.

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