Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Bible References

The harlot

Joshua 2:1
Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.
Joshua 6:22
Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, "Enter the prostitute's house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her."
Matthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
James 2:25
And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

Believed not

Hebrews 3:18
And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
1 Peter 2:8
and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
1 Peter 3:20
after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

She had

Joshua 1:1
After Moses the Lord's servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant:
Joshua 2:4
But the woman hid the two men and replied, "Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn't know where they came from.

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