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Who Was Rahab in the Bible?
The short version, the key verse, and three quiz questions to check what you remember.
Rahab was the woman of Jericho who hid Israel’s spies.
Rahab hid two Israelite spies on her roof in Jericho and helped them escape, asking them to spare her family. She hung a scarlet cord from her window, and her household was saved when the city fell. She is named in Jesus’ genealogy and praised for her faith in Hebrews.
Key verse
And as soon as we had heard these things , our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.Joshua 2:11 (KJV)
Where to read about Rahab
Joshua 2; 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25
Quick quiz
1. Where did Rahab hide the spies?
Under stalks of flax on her roof (Joshua 2:6).
2. What did she hang from her window?
A scarlet thread/cord.
3. In which Gospel genealogy is Rahab named?
Matthew 1:5.
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