Based on Joshua chapters 2 and 6The central theme of this article is that faith in Jehovah is expressed not only by believing in one's heart but also by acting with courage in difficult ...

Rahab of Jericho is famously infamous for her occupation. How did a madam journey from the doomed walls of a pagan city to the sanctified tents of Israel’s leading family? One part drama, another part ...

The Bible introduces Rahab by saying Joshua’s spies “entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab.” It is a description that has hardly helped her reputation over the centuries. Some ...

Only two women are named in Hebrews 11’s “Hall of Faith”: Sarah, the wife of Abraham, and Rahab, the harlot of Jericho. Humanly speaking, Sarah and Rahab had nothing in common, but they both had ...

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 project was ...

The biblical story about Rahab begins with Joshua 2:1 which says “And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho. And they went ...

Her name was Rahab. You might think from her profession that she was destined to die an early death, to fade away into shame, the disgraced woman. This woman, Rahab, was like that relative in the ...

Much of the international pressure Israel faces in its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza is premised on the belief that large swaths of Gazans would love nothing more than simply living in their own ...