Rahab hides the spies
Joshua 2; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25; Matthew 1:5
Joshua sent two spies to Jericho; Rahab hid them because she believed Israel's God was the true God, and they promised to spare her family.
As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
Joshua 2:11 (World English Bible)
Rahab told the spies that Jericho had heard about the Red Sea and the defeat of Sihon and Og, and the city's courage had melted. She let them down through her window in the city wall and tied a scarlet cord in it as the sign for her family's rescue.
Hebrews lists Rahab among the heroes of faith, and Matthew names her in the family line of Jesus as the mother of Boaz.
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Dating notes
Early in the first month, just before the Jordan crossing (Ussher, 1451 BC).