From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In <1070o1l$3m0pn$1@dont-email.me> David Carson  writes:   
      
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   >>>Also Victoria Barclay on "The Big Valley."   
   >>   
   >>. . . 'cuz Ms. Rimington had lived through the era in which that series   
   >>was set. Good one. I await the next bit of nonsense with baited breath.   
      
   >Also Herod's wife in the Gospel according to Mark.   
      
   And Rachav "ha-zona" [a], the innkeeper who helped hide   
   Joshua's spies when they were checking out Jericho.   
      
   [a] "ha-zona" in Hebrew translates as "the prostitute".  Which   
   has caused centuries of Rabbis grief when relating this biblical   
   story to schoolchildren.   
      
   Ahhh, I see some English translations do, in fact, use "Harlot",   
   while others say "innkeeper".  I have no idea which of there   
   is more commonly accepted   
      
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