Question: Who was spared in the fall of Jericho?
Comments: Rahab was a prostitute in the city of Jericho who housed Israelite spies in hopes that they would spare her family during the conquest (Joshua 2:12) They did. As the Israelites entered Jericho, Joshua gave explicit instructions not to harm Rahab or her family.
"The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. (Joshua 6:17, NASB)
At the outset of the New Testament, the reader learns that Rahab became one of the descendants of Jesus. (Matthew 1:5)
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