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Rahab (mother of Boaz)

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Matthew 1:5 records Salmon as the father of Boaz by Rahab.

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MAT 1:1–17, engwebp
¹The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
²Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
³Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
⁴Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
⁵Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
⁶Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
⁷Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
⁸Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
⁹Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
¹⁰Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
¹¹Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
¹²After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
¹³Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
¹⁴Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
¹⁵Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
¹⁶Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
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Unresolved interpretation: Rahab of Jericho and the Rahab of Matthew 1:5

Joshua 2:1–3 says that the two men Joshua sent out of Shittim as spies came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and slept there, and that Jericho’s king sent to Rahab; at 2:12–13 she asks the men to swear by the LORD that they will deal kindly with her father’s house and save alive her father, her mother, her brothers, and her sisters.
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- JOS 2:1, engwebp
  ¹Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
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- JOS 2:2–7, engwebp
  ²The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”
  ³Jericho’s king sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to spy out all the land.”
  ⁴The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.
  ⁵About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”
  ⁶But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
  ⁷The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
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- JOS 2:8–14, engwebp
  ⁸Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof.
  ⁹She said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
  ¹⁰For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
  ¹¹As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
  ¹²Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign;
  ¹³and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.”
  ¹⁴The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when the LORD gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”
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Matthew 1:5 says in the genealogy, “Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.”
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- MAT 1:1–17, engwebp
  ¹The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  ²Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
  ³Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
  ⁴Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
  ⁵Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
  ⁶Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
  ⁷Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
  ⁸Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
  ⁹Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
  ¹⁰Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
  ¹¹Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
  ¹²After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
  ¹³Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
  ¹⁴Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
  ¹⁵Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
  ¹⁶Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  ¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
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Joshua 2 tells of Rahab the prostitute, who hid the two men Joshua sent, and Matthew 1:5 says that Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Joshua 2 does not tie its Rahab to Salmon or Boaz, and Matthew 1:5 does not say whether its Rahab was of Jericho. This collection records the Rahab of Joshua 2 and the Rahab of Matthew 1:5 separately and does not decide whether they are the same woman.

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Rahab (mother of Boaz) — Mother of — Boaz

Evidence: Matthew 1:1–17

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Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

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Entry: Rahab (mother of Boaz) (person-rahab)
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Current wording: Matthew 1:5 records Salmon as the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Cited evidence: MAT 1:1–17, engwebp
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