1) Name
Rahab

2) Meaning of name
Probably related to “broad,” “spacious,” or “proud”; there’s also a chaos-monster “Rahab” elsewhere, which makes her redemption even wilder in contrast.

3) Books of the Bible she’s in
Joshua 2; 6:17, 22–25
Genealogies and mentions: Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25

4) Time/setting
Conquest of Canaan, city of Jericho, just as Israel is entering the land under Joshua.

5) Known for / key roles
– A prostitute in Jericho who hid the Israelite spies on her roof
– Lied to protect them and sent the king’s men the wrong way
– Hung the scarlet cord from her window as the sign for her household’s rescue
– Left her people and gods to join Israel and live among God’s people
– Became the mother of Boaz (yep, Ruth’s Boaz) and an ancestress of Jesus

6) Key Scriptures (refs)
– Joshua 2:8–13 (her confession of faith in the LORD’s power)
– Joshua 2:18–21 (the scarlet cord agreement)
– Joshua 6:22–25 (Rahab and her family spared and brought into Israel)
– Matthew 1:5 (Rahab in Jesus’ genealogy)
– Hebrews 11:31 (Rahab in the “by faith” hall)
– James 2:25 (Rahab as example of living, obedient faith)

7) Is Jesus in her lineage? If yes, where?
Yes. Matthew 1:5 lists Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab; this line runs down to David and then to Jesus.

8) What we learn about GOD from her story
God hears and receives the faith of a Canaanite prostitute in a doomed city.
He is willing to save and graft in someone with a deeply messy past when she turns to Him.
Judgment and mercy can fall in the same chapter: a whole city falls, yet one woman and her household are rescued under a scarlet sign.

8) What we learn about GOD from her story
God hears and receives the faith of a Canaanite prostitute in a doomed city.
He is willing to save and graft in someone with a deeply messy past when she turns to Him.
Judgment and mercy can fall in the same chapter: a whole city falls, yet one woman and her household are rescued under a scarlet sign.

9) What we learn about a faithful woman / warnings / encouragements
A faithful woman is not locked into the name or reputation the city gave her; Rahab’s label was “prostitute,” but Heaven calls her “by faith.”
Her “lady of the red corner” past is real, but it isn’t the headline of her story anymore—her faith and obedience are.
Encouragement: your history can explain where you’ve been without defining who you are in God’s family.