He had no other child; his daughter was his only hope for a descendant, someone to carry on his name and his inheritance in Israel.
يَدْفَعُنَا ٱلْإِيمَانُ أَنْ نَعِيشَ وَفْقَ ٱنْتِذَارِنَا ،‏ فَنَتَغَلَّبَ عَلَى مَخَاوِفِنَا وَنُظْهِرَ طَوْعِيَّةً فِي أَدَاءِ ٱلْعَمَلِ ٱلْمُوكَلِ إِلَيْنَا .‏