Rahab Hid Only Caleb, for an Angel Cannot Be Seen

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 8:2

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"And the woman took the two men and hid him" (Joshua 2:4). She took them to conceal them. Phinehas said to her: I am a priest, and priests resemble an angel, as it is said, "For the lips of a priest guard knowledge... for he is a messenger of the LORD of hosts" (Malachi 2:7); and an angel, if he wishes, is seen, and if he wishes, is not seen. So she did not hide any but Caleb.

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WomenAngelsPriesthood

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