Rahab Bible Quiz
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What city did Rahab live in during the Israelite conquest?
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1. What city did Rahab live in during the Israelite conquest?
- A) Hebron
- B) Jericho (correct answer)
- C) Bethlehem
- D) Nazareth
Answer: Jericho. Rahab lived in Jericho, where she helped the Israelite spies. Joshua 2
2. What was Rahab's profession?
- A) Nurse
- B) Baker
- C) Harlot (correct answer)
- D) Shepherd
Answer: Harlot. Rahab is described as a harlot in the biblical text. Joshua 2
3. Who sent spies to Jericho that Rahab hid?
- A) Caleb
- B) Joshua (correct answer)
- C) Aaron
- D) Moses
Answer: Joshua. Joshua sent the spies to scout out Jericho before the conquest. Joshua 2
4. What did Rahab ask for in return for hiding the spies?
- A) Gold
- B) Her family's safety (correct answer)
- C) Land
- D) Freedom
Answer: Her family's safety. Rahab asked for her family's safety during the conquest of Jericho. Joshua 2
5. What did Rahab use to mark her house for safety?
- A) A blue flag
- B) A green leaf
- C) A red cord (correct answer)
- D) A white stone
Answer: A red cord. Rahab used a red cord to mark her house for safety during the attack. Joshua 2
6. Who was Rahab's son, who became the great-grandfather of King David?
- A) Obed
- B) Boaz (correct answer)
- C) Jesse
- D) Solomon
Answer: Boaz. Rahab was the mother of Boaz, who was the great-grandfather of David. Ruth 4
7. In which New Testament book is Rahab mentioned as an example of faith?
- A) Matthew
- B) Luke
- C) James
- D) Hebrews (correct answer)
Answer: Hebrews. Rahab is mentioned in Hebrews as an example of faith in action. Hebrews 11
8. What was Rahab's request to the spies regarding her family?
- A) To give her riches
- B) To leave her behind
- C) To take her with them
- D) To spare her family (correct answer)
Answer: To spare her family. Rahab requested that her family be spared during the conquest of Jericho. Joshua 2
9. What did the spies promise Rahab for her help?
- A) Wealth
- B) A position in Israel
- C) Safety for her family (correct answer)
- D) A new home
Answer: Safety for her family. The spies promised safety for Rahab and her family as a reward for her help. Joshua 2
10. What was the outcome for Rahab and her family after Jericho fell?
- A) They were captured
- B) They were spared (correct answer)
- C) They fled to Egypt
- D) They were killed
Answer: They were spared. Rahab and her family were spared during the destruction of Jericho. Joshua 6