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Joshua 6

Joshua 6:25

The Walls of Jericho · Joshua 6:1–27
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Translations

Modern
And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
Traditional
And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
Literal
And Rahab the prostitute and the house of her father and all that was belonged to her, Joshua spared; and she dwells in the midst of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho.
Latin
Rahab vero meretricem, et domum patris ejus, et omnia quæ habebat, fecit Josue vivere, et habitaverunt in medio Israël, usque in præsentem diem: eo quod absconderit nuntios, quos miserat ut explorarent Jericho. In tempore illo, imprecatus est Josue, dicens:

Original

Hebrew
English
And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.

Notes

Joshua 6:25

The statement that Rahab lives among the Israelites to this day shows how wide and deep God’s grace is. Rahab was not only welcomed into Israel. She later became an ancestor of the Messiah, God's chosen one (see Matthew 1:5).

Joshua 6:24–27

The people of Jericho had already been put to death by the Israelites (6:21). Joshua then destroyed the city and everything in it. As the firstfruits of the battle, all the spoils belonged to God.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Rahab Holy War Intermarriage and Divorce

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan Rahab: A Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jericho

Places

Jericho: An ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israel

Glossary

Achan, Achar Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gilgal Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judah, Tribe of Judges, Book of Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan

Topics

Harlot (Prostitute): Rahab Hospitality: Rewarded: Rahab's Mercy: Joshua to Rahab Rahab: (A Woman of Jericho) is Spared when the Israelites Captured Jericho Thankfulness: The Spies, to Rahab