Biblical person
Rahab
person
People
also: Rahab
Rahab is named in Joshua as the woman whose actions toward Joshua’s messengers led to her household being spared.
Rahab in the Bible is the woman in Jericho whose house received the men Joshua sent to spy out the land. Joshua 2:1 Joshua 2:3 The text calls her a prostitute and says she hid the messengers; Joshua spared her, her father’s household, and those belonging to her. Joshua 6:17 Joshua 6:25 Matthew names her as Boaz’s mother. Matthew 1:5 Hebrews says she received the spies in peace, while James says she welcomed angels and sent them out another way. Hebrews 11:31 James 2:25
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Joshua 2:1
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Across Scripture
Joshua · Matthew · Hebrews · James