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Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
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A Providentially Strategic Location
Commentators explain that Rahab's house being built into the city wall was a crucial, strategic detail. This unique location provided a direct escape route for the spies, allowing them to leave the city without passing through the guarded gates. Some scholars suggest the spies may have even chosen her house for this very reason, highlighting God's providence in using a seemingly mundane detail for a divine purpose.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Upon the town wall - The town wall probably formed the back wall of the house, and the window opened therefore into the country. (Compare Pa…
19th Century
Anglican
Her house was upon the town wall —Happily for the two spies. Perhaps, indeed, they selected it for this reason, as it ena…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then she let them down by a cord through the window Which must be large, and the cord strong, as well as she herself…
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