Rahab was a canaanite prostiture living within the city of Jericho.
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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.
In the genealogy of Jesus which is in Matthew 1.
Rahab is not related to god, but to Joseph.
Rahab hid the spies who were sent by Joshua.