The account of Rahab and the spies in Joshua 2 doesn't provide the names of the men.
Rahab
Rahab hid the two Israelite spies by taking them to her home, which was located on the city wall of Jericho. She concealed them under stalks of flax that she had laid out on her roof when the king's men came searching for them. Additionally, she misled the guards by telling them that the spies had already left the city, allowing them to escape undetected.
If you mean Rahab with a capital R for a person. Then the name means ' WIDE SPACIOUS' 'From the hewbrew Ra'chav. This Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho who hid the two Hewbrew spies. This saved the life of her and her family when Jericho was destroyed by a miracle.
Rahab hide the spices in her home from the soldiers of Jericho until night fall and was asked to place a scarlet ribbon out her window the day of the attack and anyone in her home would be spared.
Joshua 2:1New King James Version (NKJV) Rahab Hides the Spies2 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove[a] to spy secretly, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there.
One of the most famous episodes in the biblical conquest of Canaan was the assault on the city of Jericho. Joshua had the priests march around the city walls and Yahweh caused the walls to collapse, allowing the Hebrews to storm the city. However, we now know from archaeologists that there had been no city at Jericho for centuries before the arrival of the Hebrews.As a prelude to the attack on the city, Joshua sent two spies, who found refuge with the harlot, Rahab, who in turn made a covenant to be spared when the attackers slaughtered her fellow citizens (Joshua chapter 2). Now, even if there really had been an assault on Jericho, this is an improbable story, since the spies provided no information of value, and were unlikely to do so.Perhaps the simplest answer could lie in that the name Rahab (or Rachab) is very similar to the Hebrew verb rāhab, generally translated as either 'to beset, storm or assault,' or 'to be proud/arrogant'. If Joshua was about to storm or assault Jericho, would this have given rise to the fictional harlot's name, Rahab?
In the Bible, her name was 'Rahab'. At Joshua chapters 2 through 6, Rahab was instrumental in helping the Israelites in their conquest of Jericho. She hid the two spies that Joshua had sent to spy out the land. And yes, she is the same Rahab mentioned in the lineage of Jesus Christ. Interestingly, Rahab and Bath-sheba were the not Israelite women, but they purified themselves and became Hebrew by marriage. Jesus' earthly mother Mary was the only Jewish woman mentioned in the Bible as an ancestress.
The New Testament epistles that speak of the righteousness of the prostitute Rahab are James and Hebrews. Both passages highlight Rahab's faith and actions in protecting the Israelite spies, illustrating how faith can lead to righteousness regardless of one's past.
Oh, dude, Rahab was a risk-taker, for sure. She hid the Israelite spies on her roof under stalks of flax, like a spy thriller in ancient times. Then she straight-up lied to the king's men, telling them the spies had already left the city. And finally, she helped the spies escape by lowering them down the city wall with a rope. Talk about a daring escape plan!
Rahab is a biblical figure. Her story is found in the Old Testmament of the standard Christian Bible, Joshua 2.During the time that the Children of Israel were conquering Jericho, Rahab, a prostitute, took two spies into her house. She courageously hid and protected them from her king allowing them to escape back to Joshua to make a report of the land and defenses. She did this because she believed in the power of God. She wanted to save her family from death and destruction and thus put herself at great risk.Because of what she did for the two spies and God's people--the children of Israel--Rahab was important enough to be one of only four women mentioned in the New Testament ancestry of Jesus in Matthew 1.
One of the most famous episodes in the biblical conquest of Canaan was the assault on the city of Jericho. As a prelude to the attack on the city, Joshua sent two spies, who found refuge with the harlot, Rahab, who in turn made a covenant to be spared when the attackers slaughtered her fellow citizens. Now, even if there really had been an assault on Jericho, this is an improbable story, since the spies provided no information of value, and were unlikely to do so. But archaeologists tell us there was no Jericho, so there were no spies and no harlot - the spy story just did not happen and we can only surmise how it arose. The simplest answer could lie in that the name Rahab (or Rachab) is very similar to the Hebrew verb rāhab, generally translated as either 'to beset, storm or assault,' or 'to be proud/arrogant'. If Joshua was about to storm or assault Jericho, this could have given rise to the fictional harlot's name, Rahab.
According to tradition, they were Calev (who is mentioned in Numbers ch.13) and Pinchas (mentioned in Numbers ch.25).