Rahab
“large; extended (name of a woman); proud; quarrelsome (applied to Egypt)” Hitchcock's 18696 mentions in 3 books, most in Job (2)
Where it is
30.11° N, 31.34° E · Located through On
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 6 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
Every mention
6 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Job 2 mentions
Job 9:13“God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.Job 26:12He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
Psalms 2 mentions
Psalms 87:4I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”Psalms 89:10You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
Isaiah 2 mentions
Isaiah 30:7For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
What the dictionary says
Insolence; pride, a poetical name applied to Egypt in Ps. 87:4; 89:10; Isa. 51:9, as “the proud one.”
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain