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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.
* 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.
* 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))
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(See also: [[other/israel]], [[other/jericho]], [[other/prostitute]])
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## 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)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[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.