be found, though it depends on exegetical ingenuity. Such ingenuity, though typical of Jewish exegesis, often resulted in interpretations that could be debated and would not find universal acceptance. It is therefore striking that Matthew evidently attached so much importance to including Rahab in his genealogy that he resorted to this kind of exegesis (whether his own or, more probably, a traditional Jewish exegesis he knew). Again, Rahab’s importance for Matthew seems most explicable on the basis