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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Rahab (A monster)
Not the woman from Jericho. This Rahab is the sea monster the poets use for chaos, and by extension a nickname thrown at Egypt.
First, in plain English
Not the woman from Jericho. This Rahab is the sea monster the poets use for chaos, and by extension a nickname thrown at Egypt.
Who this is
Rahab is also used poetically in the Old Testament as a name for a primeval sea monster representing chaos, and by extension as a taunting nickname for Egypt in several prophetic and poetic passages, distinct from Rahab the prostitute of Jericho.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H7294
Where it appears
- Job 9:13
- Job 26:12
- Psalm 87:4
- Psalm 89:10
- Isaiah 30:7
- Isaiah 51:9
