Recognizing the hand of God in their lives, both in the vision which sent them into the desert, and in the safe return of the brothers from the hand of harm, the family offers thanks to God. Thus one of the most well-rounded descriptions of a woman in any of the scriptures. Sariah appears here not as a heroic figure, but in her role as a mother. In that role we see here in three dimensions, with hopes, fears, overriding love, and eventually faith.