he tells the son-in-law to enjoy himself. The exaggerated hospitality functions as a foil to the behavior of the Gibeonites who initially fail, then radically violate, the obligation to provide hospitality. The continued feasting between the father and son-in-law also sheds a negative light on the Levite’s character. Having failed to start out at a good hour, he foolishly departs when the day is far gone. Commentators calculate that it must have been late afternoon when the travelers set out. They