Talk:Rahab

message: One or more of the sign/s:  placed on this page without any discussion, explanation or reasoning have been removed pending further discussion. (The category :Category:Bible stories is now up for a vote for deletion at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion#Category:Bible stories) Thank you. IZAK 10:48, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: The {} sign/s

message: "When the city of Jericho fell (Joshua 6:17-25), Rahab and her whole family were preserved according to the promise of the spies, and were incorporated among the Jewish people. She afterwards became the wife of Salmon, a prince of the tribe of Judah (Ruth 4:21; 1 Chr. 2:11). With him she had a son Boaz, who was an ancestor of David."
This is absolutely incorrect.  Only in Christian belief did Rachav marry into Yehudah and/or Salmah.  In the Hebrew Bible her narrative ends without any mention of who she married, but Jewish tradition says she married Yehoshua ben Nun of Ephraim, and the two had no children.  I have edited this passage to correctly reflect what the Book of Yehoshua actually says. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.17.146.166 (talk) 18:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rachav in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) 

message: Prostitution is not "deprecated" - that means that it is planned to be discontinued - which definitely does not apply here. But I'm not sure of the exact status of prostitution in Jewish law, so I can't correct it. --대조 | Talk 18:23, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deprecation 

message: Rahab, as a character, bears a striking resemblance to Antenor in Greek mythology - who betrayed his home town Troy in a very similar way. I think, this should also be mentioned.--80.141.250.174 (talk) 11:11, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Resemblance to Antenor 

message: The Tractate Megillah (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Talmud/synmegillah.html and linked chapters) appears to make no mention of Rahab. Is there any reason not to delete the paragraph "The Gemara mentions in Tractate Megillah that Rahab was one of the most beautiful women to ever have lived; so much so that simply stating her name twice would bring on immediate ejaculation. This is further clarified by the assertion that this is only the case with those who knew her.[citation needed]"? HIXIH (talk) 12:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I just came (no pun intended) to this page after this odd story about saying Rahav's name was referred to in Tractate Megillah, page 15, in my Daf Yomi study; she‘s definitely mentioned there.  Whether this is notable enough for Wikipedia purposes is another issue, although judging by the number of References to the Tanach and New Testament as though they were secondary sources (which they're not), I suspect a lot on this page is not notable for Wikipedia purposes.  NewkirkPlaza (talk) 23:03, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to Tractate Megillah 

message: Hello! I noticed that the section titled "In the Hebrew Bible" includes Michael Coogan's scholarly perspective of the structure of the Book of Joshua and how Rahab fits into it. I would like to add a small blurb about Tikva Frymer-Kensky's perspective of Rahab's personality and contributions relating to the Israelites' entry into Canaan. Frymer-Kensky was a Yale-educated author, professor, and winner of a National Jewish Book Award for Women’s Studies. I will probably be adding about 55 words. If anyone wants to comment on these changes, please let me know on this Talk Page or on my Talk Page. - Wendy072310 (talk) 09:41, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, that was good. StAnselm (talk) 19:16, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  More scholar perspective 

message: Hello.
According to Biblegateway, Rahab was apparently not only a woman but also a name for a beast or sea, as well as a reference to Egypt;
"Rahab Cut in Pieces
Psalm 89:10
Rahab was not only the name of an actual female character (see href="/id/38414138-3246-4338-2D31-3142452D3341">Rahab), but was also a poetical name for Egypt, conveying the idea of haughty and inflated arrogance. “Rahab sitting still” was a political caricature, but she was cut in pieces (Psalm 87:4). Rahab was most likely a Coptic name for a large sea or river monster, symbolic of Egypt (see Job 9:13, 26, 27), which God conquered and crushed (Isaiah 30:1-7).'"
https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/all-women-bible/Rahab-Cut-Pieces
Just thought I would bring it up for discussion as it hadn't been mentioned as of yet. Okama-San (talk) 00:43, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rahab as Egypt and/or a sea monster? 

message: Please correct misspelling in References (#5): “  Sherwood, A. A leader's Misleading and a Prostitute's Proffession…” (Profession) 2601:281:CB00:510:94C7:3562:32B7:DD3A (talk) 16:27, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction (minor)