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Joshua 2:1 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Joshua 2:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 2 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Rahab and the Spies
“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. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay”
Joshua 2:1 (KJV)
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Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodg
Commentary on Joshua 2:1
Joshua's decision to send spies parallels Moses' earlier reconnaissance (Numbers 13), but with key differences. This mission involved only two men (versus twelve) sent 'secretly' (cheresh, חֶרֶשׁ), avoiding the public knowledge that led to Israel's previous failure. Joshua learned from history—the previous generation's unbelief after hearing the spies' fearful report led to forty years of wilderness wandering. The spies' arrival at Rahab's house appears providential rather than coincidental. The Hebrew zonah (זוֹנָה, 'harlot') indicates she was a prostitute, yet God sovereignly directed the sp...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 2:1
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“Rahab the prostitute”
“in that she received the messengers”
“And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;”
“And Israel abode in Shittim”
“and said to them”
“that they may spy out the land of Canaan”
“that no sexually immoral person”
“and came to the Jordan”
“from Beth Jeshimoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.”