Rahab
Rahab
rā´hăb [key], in the Bible.
1 Prostitute of Jericho whose protection of Joshua's two spies saved her and her family from destruction. She may be the same woman mentioned in the Gospel genealogy as Rachab.
2 Dragonlike monster that figures in the mythic primordial battle between God and the sea monster.
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