31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. …
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-31)The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old-Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes:—1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2. Those whose names are barely mentioned, and an account given in general of the expl…
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