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# Rahab
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## Facts:
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Rahab was a woman who lived in Jericho when Israel attacked the city. She was a prostitute.
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* Rahab hid the two Israelites who came to spy on Jericho before the Israelites attacked it. She helped the spies escape back to the Israelite camp.
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* Rahab became a believer in Yahweh.
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* She and her family came to live with the Israelites after the Israelites destroyed Jericho and spared Rahab and her family.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Jericho](../names/jericho.md), [prostitute](../other/prostitute.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Hebrews 11:29-31](rc://en/tn/help/heb/11/29)
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* [James 2:25](rc://en/tn/help/jas/02/25)
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* [Joshua 2:21](rc://en/tn/help/jos/02/21)
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* [Joshua 6:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/jos/06/17)
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* [Matthew 1:5](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/05)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[15:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/01)__ In that city there lived a prostitute named __Rahab__ who hid the spies and later helped them to escape. She did this because she believed God. They promised to protect __Rahab__ and her family when the Israelites would destroy Jericho.
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* __[15:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/05)__ The Israelites destroyed everything in the city as God had commanded. __Rahab__ and her family were the only people in the city that they did not kill. They became part of the Israelites.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H7343, G4460
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