A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.2.1; mother of: Boaz (H1162)(?) § Rahab = "wide" a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies to escape; saved from the destruction of Jericho; married Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; commended for her faith in the book of James
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H7343 — רָחָב
ra.chav · Rahab · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Joshua 2:1 · רָחָ֖בThen Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.Joshua 2:3 · רָחָ֖בSo the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”Joshua 6:17 · רָחָ֨בNow the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.Joshua 6:23 · רָ֠חָבSo the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.Joshua 6:25 · רָחָ֣בAnd Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.