Both Testaments · Major figure
Rahab
A Canaanite woman of Jericho who hid Israelite spies and was saved by faith.
Rahab was a resident of Jericho who protected two Israelite spies, demonstrating her belief in the God of Israel. Her actions secured her family's safety during the city's destruction. She is noted in the New Testament as an example of faith and is included in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
In the text
- Verses
- 11
- Books
- 6
- First appears
- Joshua 2:1
- Last appears
- James 2:25
Where Rahab appears
11 verses · 8 chaptersIn the same books
- Noah51 versesA righteous man who built an ark to preserve his family and animal life from the global flood.
- Job53 versesA blameless man from Uz who maintained his integrity while enduring profound suffering and divine testing.
- Sarah48 versesThe wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, chosen by God to be the matriarch of the covenant promise.
- Eliakim12 versesA faithful official under King Hezekiah and an ancestor of Jesus Christ in the royal line.
- Abel10 versesThe second son of Adam and Eve, whose righteous sacrifice was accepted by God before his murder by Cain.
- Ram9 versesAn ancestor of King David and Jesus, listed in the royal genealogy of the tribe of Judah.
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