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Joshua 6:25 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Joshua 6:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 6 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.”
Joshua 6:25 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 6:25
Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive—The verb chayah (חָיָה, 'to preserve alive') echoes God's preservation of Noah (Genesis 7:3) and Joseph's family (Genesis 45:7). Rahab's salvation was comprehensive: herself, her household, and possessions. She dwelleth in Israel even unto this day—This editorial note confirms the account's early composition and Rahab's permanent integration into Israel.Matthew's genealogy places Rahab as ancestress of David and Christ (Matthew 1:5), demonstrating how God's redemptive plan embraces repentant sinners regardless of ethnic or moral background. She married Salmo...
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Cross-References for Joshua 6:25
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“Rahab the prostitute”
“and they said to him”
“and hid them with the stalks of flax”
“in that she received the messengers”
“And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;”
“that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'{Joel 2:28-32}”
“in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.”
“save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.”