What happened to Rahab from the Bible?

Answer 1

Josh:2:1: And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

Answer 2

One of the most famous episodes in the biblical conquest of Canaan was the assault on the city of Jericho. Joshua had the priests march around the city walls and Yahweh caused the walls to collapse, allowing the Hebrews to storm the city. However, we now know from archaeologists that there had been no city at Jericho for many centuries before the arrival of the Hebrews.

As a prelude to the attack on the city, Joshua sent two spies, who found refuge with the harlot, Rahab, who in turn made a covenant to be spared when the attackers slaughtered her fellow citizens (Joshua chapter 2). Now, even if there really had been an assault on Jericho, this is an improbable story, since the spies provided no information of value, and were unlikely to do so.

Perhaps the simplest answer could lie in that the name Rahab (or Rachab) is very similar to the Hebrew verb rāhab, generally translated as either 'to beset, storm or assault,' or 'to be proud/arrogant'. If Joshua was about to storm or assaultJericho, would this have given rise to the fictional harlot's name, Rahab?

Answer 3

A:Rahab was the harlot who, in the Book of Joshua, aided the spies whom Joshua sent into Jericho before his assault on the city of Jericho. Her actions would perhaps have been important if the spies were important to the success of Joshua's attack on the city. However, the spies provided no information of value, and were unlikely to do so. The attack went ahead according to plan and with divine assistance, so scarcely needed any information the spies could have provided even if they had been successful.

If the spies and their mission were of no great importance, then neither was Rahab important. She simply provides a dramatic introduction to the story of the attack on Jericho. In any case, there actually was no attack on Jericho, as described in The Bible. Archaeologists tell us there was no Jericho, so there were no spies and no harlot. Rahab was not historically important, so any importance we attach to her is purely literary.

Answer:

Rahab's name is important to God... recorded in His Word... and shall be found in the Last Day [Judgment Day] Living among God's "Faithful."

"It was Faith that brought the walls of Jericho tumbling down after the people of Israel had walked around them seven days, as God commanded them. By Faith -- because she believed in God and His Power -- Rahab the harlot did not die with all the others in her city when they refused to obey God, for she gave friendly welcome to the spies." (Heb.11:30-31 LVB Living Bible)

"Well, how much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of Faith... these people all trusted God... And these men [and women] of Faith, though they trusted God and won His approval, none of them received all that God had Promised them; for God wanted them to wait and share the even better rewards that were prepared for us." (verses 32-33 & 39-40)

"'See, I AM coming soon, and My Reward is with Me, to repay everyone according to the deeds he [she] has done." (Rev.22:12 LVB)

No Faithful Child of God is UN-important to God.

Plus... Halley's Bible Handbook reveals Rahab the harlot "may have" been among David's ancestors... and; Jesus Christ.

Which would, of course, add to her importance in the Bible.

"...She may not have been as bad as the word "harlot" now implies. She lived among people without morals. Priestesses of the Canaanite religion were public prostitutes. Her profession was considered by the people among whom she lived, as honorable, and not disgraceful, as it is now among us.

"Rahab married an Israelite named Salmon (Matthew 1:5). Caleb had a son named Salmon (I Chronicles 2:51). It may have been the same Salmon. If so, then she married into a leading family of Israel. She thus, became ancestress of Boaz, David, and of Christ. She is named among the heroes of Faith (Hebrews 11:31)."

("Halley's Bible Handbook" with the King James Version; Classic Edition: Joshua Chapter 2. The Two Spies and Rahab - pp 157-158)

Answer 4

Rahab, though once a prostitute in Canaan, learned about the God of Israel(Joshua 2:9-13), recognized him as the true God, and chose to obey him, instead of her own community, when his people were sent to spy out the 'Promised Land' (Joshua 2:1-7). She is also a good example of someone who, though not an Israelite, proved her love for God by her faith, showing courage and hospitality, by saving the lives of the Israelite spies (Joshua 2:4-7/Hebrews 11:30+31/James 2:25). Because of her faithfulness, her life was changed, and she and her family, were allowed to live among the Israelites (Joshua 6:17+23+25) and eventually she married and became the GtGtGrandmother of King David, in the line of the Messiah.(Ruth 4:20-22 / Matthew 1:5+6+16)

Answer 5

When the walls of Jericho fell, Rahab and her family were rescued as the spies promised. Later Rahab married Salmon (Not King Solomon). They had a son named Boaz. Boaz married Ruth (see Book of Ruth) From this line came David (King David) and eventually Jesus ( Jesus the Christ.)

We are not told how long Rahab lived or what the quality of her life was.

Answer 6

There are two Rahabs in the Bible. The most well known is Rahab the prostitute of Jericho, mentioned in the Book of Joshua and elsewhere. The second is the chaos monster that God had to defeat at the time of creation, from third creation account fragments of which are still found in Psalm 89:10 and Isaiah 51:9 and elsewhere. AS the enemy of God, the chaos monster could never be regarded as a role model, but perhaps the prostitute is.

Today, prostitution is generally regarded as a dishonourable profession, but this was not always the case. In Genesis 38, Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah, masqueraded as a prostitute in order to have sex with him. She expected that Judah would stop and have sex with her as an unknown prostitute, and that is what happened in the Bible, with no shame attached to either of them. By being a prostitute, Rahab was not seen as a poor role model.

By today's standards, Rahab's disloyalty to her people, especially knowing that the capture of Jericho would result in a bloody act of genocide, would be seen as despicable and scarcely capable of serving as an example to others. However, the Book of Joshua, written from an ethnocentric point of view, portrays Rahab as a heroine. The Christian Books of Hebrews and James applaud her actions.

Answer 7

The narrative concerning Rahab (Joshua 2) relates how she protected the two Israelites who had entered Jericho to spy out the city, and how they swore to her that her wider family would be preserved when the Israelites would conquer the city. See also:

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Answer 8

Do you mean Rahab of Jericho, in the book of Joshua? She's also mentioned in the Letter to the Hebrews and St. James' letter.

Answer 9

She was an harlot or one who traded sexual favors for money while in Jericho.

No mention is given of her occupation after Jericho, only her husband and offspring.