Joshua has gathered the army of Israel to the city of Jericho at the command of the Lord. After very explicit instructions ...

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Matthew 1: 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David. Several years ...

The caricature of Rahab and other female characters in Scripture often sidelines their contribution. Several years ago, I was invited to write the notes for a new women’s study Bible. The ...

As Hawk puts it, “the story of Rahab’s deliverance from Jericho is rendered after the pattern of Lot’s rescue from Sodom… the spies exhibit Lot’s traits — passivity, fluctuation, and ...

Rahab, the Biblical woman from Jericho, provides a possible answer. She relied on the Israeli spies to follow through on their promise to protect her family, the spies relied on Rahab to protect them, ...

Rahab, the Biblical woman from Jericho, provides a possible answer. She relied on the Israeli spies to follow through on their promise to protect her family, the spies relied on Rahab to protect them, ...

Rahab et les Espions de Jéricho (Rahab and the Spies of Jericho), from La Bible, 1956; 35.6 x 26.7 cm. (14 x 10.5 in.) close. View to Scale. Past Auction. Marc Chagall. Belarusian/French, 1887–1985.

No one names their daughter Rahab. Growing up, I knew an Esther. She had blonde curly hair and was a soprano in the women’s choir. There was a Faith, also in the choir. I had a kindergarten ...