Rahab in the Bible
Meaning: proud; quarrelsome par
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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.
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to 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.)
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
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.
God will not turn back his anger; beneath him the helpers of Rahab bow.
By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful 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 Yahweh! Awake as [in] days of long ago, [the] generations of a long time back! [Are] you not the one who cut Rahab in pieces, [the] one who pierced [the] sea-dragon?
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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,