RAHAB
insolence; pride, a poetical name applied to Egypt in Psa 87:4;89:10; Isa. 51:9, Isa. 51: as "the proud one." Rahab, (Heb. Rahab; i.e., "broad," "large"). When the Hebrews were encamped at Shittim, in the "Arabah" or Jordan valley opposite Jericho, ready to cross the river, Joshua, as a final preparation, sent out two spies to "spy the land." After five days they returned, having swum across the......