Rahab in the Bible
Meaning: proud; quarrelsome par
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Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as scouts secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially
So the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, because they have come [as spies] to search out all the land.”
Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,
Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window. (Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
The city and everything that is in it shall be under the ban [that is, designated to be destroyed as a form of tribute] to the Lord; only Rahab the prostitute and all [the people] who are with her in her house shall [be allowed to] live, because she hid and protected the messengers (scouts) whom we sent.
So the young men, the spies, went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and everything that she had; they also brought out all her relatives and allowed them to stay outside the camp of Israel [at Gilgal during the time required for ceremonial cleansing].
So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and everything that she had; and she has lived among Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers (scouts) whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of
And by His
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?
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Egypt » Called » Rahab
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.
Egypt » Rahab
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.
Faith » Exemplified » Rahab
Harlot (prostitute) » Rahab
But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof.
Jericho » A city » Lived » Rahab » Harlot
Rahab » A symbolic name applied to egypt
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”
Put on the strength of the Lord’s power.
Wake up as in days past,
as in generations of long ago.
Wasn’t it You who hacked Rahab to pieces,
who pierced the sea monster?
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.
therefore, I call her:
Rahab Who Just Sits.
Rahab » Also called rachab » The faith of, commended
Rahab » Also called rachab » Is spared when the israelites captured jericho
So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The people advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city. They completely destroyed everything in the city with the sword-every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey. Joshua said to the two men who had scouted the land, "Go to the prostitute's house and bring the woman out of there, and all who are with her, just as you promised her." So the young men who had scouted went in and brought out Rahab and her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel. They burned up the city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the Lord's house. But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father's household, and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy on Jericho, and she lives in Israel to this day.
Rahab » Also called rachab » An ancestor of joseph of nazareth
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,