Contrary to the culture in other nations at that time ​ — in which the father alone taught his sons — ​ the Israelite mother was to share in educating her male children until adulthood.
( નીતિવચનો ૩૧: ૨૪) એ સમયના બીજા દેશોમાં ફક્ત પિતાઓએ દીકરાઓને શીખવવાનું હતું.