The gospels suggest that Jesus lacked a permanent home during the period of public ministry that occupied his last years.[1] He left the economic security he had as an artisan and the reciprocity he had with his family and wandered Judaea depending on charity.[2] Many of the people on whom he depended for charity were women.[3] Because his ministry took place in the vicinity of his disciples' hometowns, it is likely that the group often slept at the homes of the disciples' family members.[4]