0 What did Jesus call the Canaanite woman who asked for help in Matthew 15?

If they will not believe also these two signs ... take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and ... the river shall become blood. Exodus 4:9

Trivia: According to Exodus 17, how did Moses obtain water for the people to drink?

What did Jesus call the Canaanite woman who asked for help in Matthew 15?


A dog

Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:22
A woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. ... Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:22

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