To Israelite men who were weary of life in the wilderness, the Moabite and Midianite women who enticed them may at first have seemed friendly and hospitable.
Kõrbeelust tülpinud Iisraeli meestele võisid moablannad ja midjanlannad, kes nad ära meelitasid, paista esiti sõbralike ja külalislahketena.