Hebrews 11:31

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29 By faith ^athey passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

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30 By faith ^athe walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

31 By faith ^athe harlot Rahab did not perish with those who¹ did not believe, when ^bshe had received the spies with peace.

32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of ^aGideon and ^bBarak and ^cSamson and ^dJephthah, also of ^eDavid and ^fSamuel and the prophets:

33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, ^astopped the mouths of lions,

34 ^aquenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

35 ^aWomen received their dead raised to life again. Others were ^btortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and ^aof chains and imprisonment.

37 ^aThey were stoned, they were sawn in two,¹ were tempted, were slain with the sword. ^bThey wandered about ^cin sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—

38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, ^ain dens and caves of the earth.

39 And all these, ^ahaving obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be ^amade perfect apart from us.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Hebrews 11:31

The harlot Rahab perished not - See this account Joshua 2:1, Joshua 2:9, Joshua 2:11, and Joshua 6:23, where it is rendered exceedingly probable that the word zonah in Hebrew, and in Greek, which we translate harlot, should be rendered innkeeper or tavernkeeper, as there is no proper evidence that the person in question was such a woman as our translation represents her. As to her having been a harlot before and converted afterwards, it is a figment of an idle fancy. She was afterwards married to Salmon, a Jewish prince; see Matthew 1:5. And it is extremely incredible that, had she been what we represent her, he would have sought for such an alliance.

Received the spies with peace - ' · The same as beshalom , giving them a kind welcome, good fare, and protection. After these words the Slavonic adds: ̔ͅ ̔ͅ , and sent them out another way.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Hebrews 11:31:

Joshua 2:1
Joshua 6:27
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