Joshua 2:1
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2[a]
Rahab Saves the Spies.[b] 1 Joshua, the son of Nun, secretly dispatched two spies from Shittim.[c] He told them, “Go reconnoiter the land, especially Jericho.” They went and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, where they stayed.
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- Joshua 2:1 The crossing of the Jordan is here a miracle of no less importance than the crossing of the Red Sea.
- Joshua 2:1 Because of the aid which Rahab gives to the scouts, she will escape the disaster in Jericho. The profession of faith in the irresistible action of the God of Israel that is placed on her lips (vv. 9-11) will cause her to be cited for her exemplary faith (Heb 11; Jas 2:25) and win her a place in the genealogy of Jesus (Mt 1:5), for she will have been given a place in Israel and then will have given birth to Boaz (see Jos 6:25; Mt 1:5).
- Joshua 2:1 Shittim: a place east of the Jordan (see Num 33:49).
Josua 2:1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Rahab gömmer två män i sitt hus
2 I hemlighet sände Josua ut två spioner från Israels läger i Sittim. De skulle ta sig över floden och undersöka hur det såg ut på andra sidan, särskilt i Jeriko. De kom till ett värdshus, som drevs av en prostituerad kvinna som hette Rahab. De tänkte stanna där över natten,
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