And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind in the window this line of scarlet thread by which thou hast let us down; and thou shalt gather to thee in the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household;

And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet line in the window.