# Rahab # ## Facts: ## Rahab was a woman who lived in Jericho when Israel attacked the city. She was a prostitute. * 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. * Rahab became a believer in Yahweh. * She and her family were spared when Jericho was destroyed and they all came to live with the Israelites. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names)) ## Bible References: ## * [Hebrews 11:29-31](en/tn/heb/help/11/29) * [James 02:25-26](en/tn/jas/help/02/25) * [Joshua 02:20-21](en/tn/jos/help/02/20) * [Joshua 06:17-19](en/tn/jos/help/06/17) * [Matthew 01:4-6](en/tn/mat/help/01/04) ##Examples from the Bible stories: ## __*[15:01](en/tn/obs/help/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. __*[15:05](en/tn/obs/help/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.