RAHAB+RUTH BORN: Rahab and Ruth lived in the period around 1340 to 1290 BC.

PLACE(S) LIVED: Rahab lived in Jericho, and Israel. Ruth lived in Moab, and Israel.

BOOK(S) EITHER AUTHORED: None

BOOKS THAT INCLUDE THEIR STORY: Ruth 1-4; Matt 1:5; Joshua 2 and 6; Matt 1:5; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25

OCCUPATION: Rahab is thought to have worked at, or kept an inn. Ruth went into the elds of Boaz to glean, and was respected for her work ethic.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Rahab became the wife of Salmon, and gave birth to a son by the name of Boaz. Ruth became the wife of Boaz, and gave birth to a son by the name of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.

KEY CHARACTERISTIC: Both were heathen worshipers who surrendered to the Jewish faith and became ancestors to Jesus.

KEY VERSE/PASSAGE: Matthew 1.5-6 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.

INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THEM: Rahab was a prostitute who lived in a godless society. She was so inuenced by Caleb and Joshua she consented to betray her own city. Ruth was raised in a society where idol worship was the only worship. She was so inuenced by her mother-in-law, Naomi, that she left her homeland of Moab and traveled back to Israel with Naomi. There she met Boaz, was married, and eventually became a part of the family tree of Jesus. destinychurch