Rhaab names the woman cited as receiving spies and acting in a way linked with faith and works.

The term is used as the name of a woman held up in Hebrews 11:31 for receiving spies in peace and in James 2:25 for welcoming and sending them out another way.

1. Named woman in two illustrative accounts · dominant

   In Hebrews 11:31, the nominative singular feminine form identifies the woman who did not perish because she had received the spies in peace; the APB renders the clause “Rahab the prostitute did not perish.” In James 2:25, the same form identifies the woman whose welcoming and sending out of the angels is placed in a statement about works; the APB renders “Rahab the prostitute was also justified by works.”

   Hebrews 11:31James 2:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Rahab” in both verses, identifying the woman in accounts of receiving, welcoming, and sending out visitors. The verse is read as a whole, but the nominative form corresponds clearly to the named subject in each clause.