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The Wise Woman of Abel
As David's general Joab battered the walls of the town of Abel, an unnamed Wise Woman called out: 'Listen! Listen!' She negotiated the town's survival.
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She rebuked Joab for trying to destroy 'a city and mother in Israel.' Joab wanted only the rebel hiding inside. She agreed on the spot: his head would be thrown over the wall. The town was spared.
Bible reference: 2 Samuel 20:15–22
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 375–376
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