Joshua 2:1

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Summary

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.

To spy secretly

Even jericho

Joshua 5:10

Joshua 6:1

Harlot's house

General references

Deuteronomy 1:24

1 Samuel 26:4

Bible References

To spy secretly

Send men so that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give to the sons of Israel. You shall send a man from every tribe of their fathers, everyone a ruler among them.

And the sons of Dan sent from their family five men from their borders, men of war, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. And they said to them, Go, search the land. And when they came to Mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, they stayed there.

Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

For you know this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous one (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Even jericho

And the sons of Israel camped in Gilgal and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

And Jericho was completely shut up because of the sons of Israel. None went out and none came in.

Harlot's house

And the city shall be devoted to Jehovah, it and all in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

And Salmon fathered Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed of Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse,

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she had received the messengers and had sent them out another way?

General references

And they turned and went up into the mountain and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

And David sent out spies and knew that Saul had come indeed.