[RonF]

You may have noticed that in the Middle East, daughters are somewhat lower on the totem pole than other members of the family. Offering the crowd his daughters instead of his guests might well have fit.

[Khepera]

We have a social order at my house too.

GOD
Husband
Wife
Male Child
Female Child
Dog
Cat
Extended Family
Close Friends
Acquaintances
Outsiders
Dog/Cat $hit
Democrats
Atheists
Homosexuals
Murderers