Rahab in the Bible

Meaning: proud; quarrelsome par

Exact Match

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.

Verse ConceptsAdulteress ExamplesTwoLand, As A Divine GiftProperty, HousesProstitutionSecrecyActing In SecretTwo Other Menexploring

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.

Verse ConceptsPeople Made Known

Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,

Verse ConceptsRoofRooftop

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.)

Verse ConceptsCityRopesWallsLowered From WindowsLowering People

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.

Verse ConceptsThe AccursedHelpfulnessKillingSpiesPeople Hiding PeopleUnder The Ban

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.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeBringing People Out Of Other Places

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.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsSpyingPeople Hiding PeopleWhere People Live To This Daywhores

God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

Verse ConceptsHumbling The Proud

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

Verse ConceptsAfrica

Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

Verse ConceptsArmsRedemption, In OtStrength, DivineArm Of GodScattering The Peoples

For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.

Verse ConceptsProtection, Not Found InExterminationNothingUseless Labour

Thematic Bible



“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.


“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.


By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.


The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the Lord; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

And the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land." But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. "It came about when it was time to shut the gate at dark, that the men went out; I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them." read more.
But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.

So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

However, Rahab the harlot and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.


By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.


“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord;
Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago.
Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces,
Who pierced the dragon?

You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called her
Rahab who has been exterminated.”


By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

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


"The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. "But as for you, only keep yourselves from the things under the ban, so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban, and make the camp of Israel accursed and bring trouble on it. "But all the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD." read more.
So the people shouted, and priests blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city. They utterly destroyed everything in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword. Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the harlot's house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, as you have sworn to her." So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel. They burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only the silver and gold, and articles of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. However, Rahab the harlot and her father's household and all she had, Joshua spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.


Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.



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