<P> In the New Testament, Rahab (Greek Ῥαάβ) of the Book of Joshua is mentioned as an example of a person of faith (Hebrews 11: 31) and good works (James 2: 25). Rahab is referred to as "the harlot" in each of these passages . </P> <P> A different spelling of the name, Rachab (as transcribed in King James Translation of Greek Ῥαχάβ) is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as one of the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1: 5). She married Salmon of the tribe of Judah and was the mother of Boaz . Most other English Bibles transcribe her name as Rahab suggesting an attempt to differentiate between the figures . </P> <P> At least one apologist has argued that linguistic and textual evidence suggests that the two women were not the same . </P> <Ul> <Li> Rahab is depicted as a virtuous soul (in The Third Circle of Heaven) in Dante's Divine Comedy of Dante (Paradiso 9.112 ff .) </Li> <Li> Rahab is a figure in the mythos of William Blake . She is pictured as a harlot, akin to the whore of Babylon, and figures alongside Blake's character of Tirzah, as representing materialism, false religion, and fallen sexuality . Rahab's embrace of Urizen, who loosely represents fallen reason, is seen as the consolidation of error necessary to bring about the Final Judgment . </Li> <Li> Afshar, Tessa . Pearl in the Sand (2010), ISBN 978 - 0 - 8024 - 5881 - 0; fictional account of Rahab's life, including leaving Jericho, becoming a Hebrew, and marrying Salmon . </Li> <Li> Burton, Anne . Rahab's Story (2005), ISBN 0 - 451 - 21628 - 8; a fictional account of Rahab's early life and meeting with the Hebrew spies, Book 2 in Burton's "Women of the Bible" series . </Li> <Li> Havel, Carlene and Faucheux, Sharon . The Scarlet Cord (2014), ISBN 1940099692; fictional account of Rahab's life . </Li> <Li> MacFarlane, Hannah . The Scarlet Cord (2009), ISBN 1844273709; fictional account of Rahab's life . </Li> <Li> Morris, Gilbert . Daughter of Deliverance . ISBN 0 - 7642 - 2921 - 4; fictional account of Rahab's heroic act and later life among the Hebrews . Book 6 of "Lions of Judah" Series . </Li> <Li> Rivers, Francine . Unashamed: Rahab (2000), ISBN 978 - 0842335966; fictional account of Rahab's life, Book 2 in Rivers', "The Lineage of Grace" series . </Li> <Li> Slaughter, Frank G . The Scarlet Cord: A Novel of the Woman of Jericho (1956), ISBN 0671774980; fictional account of the life of Rahab . </Li> <Li> Wolf, Joan . This Scarlet Cord: The Love Story of Rahab (2012), ISBN 1595548777' fictional account of Rahab's life . </Li> <Li> Rahab is portrayed by Lisa Gaye in the 1967 TV series The Time Tunnel . </Li> <Li> Rahab is portrayed by Stephanie Leonidas in the 2013 TV miniseries The Bible </Li> <Li> Smith, Jill Eileen . The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story (2015). ISBN 978 0 8007 2034 6; fictional account of Rahab's life, Book 1 in Smiths, "Daughters of the Promised Land" series . </Li> </Ul>

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