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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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