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Rahab
Canaanite
Description
A harlot of Jericho who hid the Israelite spies and was saved when the city fell. Ancestress of David and Jesus.
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Key Events
Life Event
A harlot of Jericho who hid the Israelite spies and was saved when the city fell.
Life Event
Ancestress of David and Jesus.
Scripture References
Joshua 2:1
“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.”
Hebrews 11:31
“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.”
Related Artwork
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Stoning of Achan
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons