Is Rahab the prostitute in the genealogy of Jesus Christ?

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Is Rahab the prostitute in the genealogy of Jesus Christ?

Rahab was a woman from Jericho who helped Joushua and the other spies when they went in to spy on the city.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Matthew 1:5. Rahab was one of the 5 women mentioned in the geneology of Jesus Christ. Mary, mother of Jesus; Tamar, daughter-in-law of Judah, who through an incestuous relationship with Judah brought forth Pharez and Zarah; Rahab, prostitute of Jericho who married Salmon and brought forth Boaz; Ruth, who married Boaz, and brought forth Obed; Bathsheba, who had been the wife of Uriah, who with David, brought forth Solomon.