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Rahab

Joshua Matthew Hebrews James

When

c. 1406 BC· In the text

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Name meaning

"broad, spacious" · Hebrew

About

A prostitute of Jericho who hid the two Israelite spies and helped them escape, confessing her faith that the Lord had given Israel the land. She and her household were spared when the city fell, marked by a scarlet cord. She married Salmon and became the mother of Boaz — an ancestor of David and Jesus, and a model of faith in Hebrews.

Relationships

SonBoazSon, kinsman-redeemer of Ruth

Key Scripture AppearancesKJV

Joshua 2:1

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Joshua 2:1, KJV

Joshua 6:25

And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.Joshua 6:25, KJV

Matthew 1:5

And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Matthew 1:5, KJV

Hebrews 11:31

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.Hebrews 11:31, KJV

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