“For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.”
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed — Rahab cites the historical acts of God: the exodus and the recent conquest of the Transjordanian kingdoms. The phrase 'utterly destroyed' uses the verb ḥerem (the ban), the same covenantal principle that will govern the conquest of Canaan. Rahab's knowledge of Israel's history indicates the efficiency of Israel's reputation as God's people.
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