And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying: have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon. The Canaanite woman's cry combines the covenant title Son of David with the petition for mercy. The use of Son of David by a Gentile woman is the most striking feature of her initial cry: she addresses Jesus with the distinctively Jewish messianic title. The daughter severely oppressed by a demon is the specific need that her faith-cry presents.

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