esteem. She appears to have shared all the duplicity and falsehood of her family. See, for instance,
Rachel’s stealing her father’s images, and the ready dexterity and presence of mind with which she
concealed her theft. (Genesis 31:1) ... “Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which
is Bethlehem. (B.C. 1729.) And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave
unto this day.” (Genesis 35:19,20) The site of Rachel’s tomb, “on the way to Bethlehem,” “a little
way to come to Ephrath,” “in the border of Benjamin,” never been questioned. It Is about two miles
south of Jerusalem and one mile north of Bethlehem.
Raddai
(trampling), one of David’s brothers, fifth son of Jesse. (1 Chronicles 2:14)
Ragau
one of the ancestors of our Lord, son of Peleg. (Luke 3:35) He is the same person with Reu,
son of Peleg.
Rages
an important city in northeastern Media, where that country bordered its ruins, still known by
the name of Rhey, lie about five miles southeast of Teheran.
Raguel, Or Reuel
(friend of God).
•Probably the same as Jethro. [Jethro; Hobab] (B.C. 1490.)
•A pious Jew of “Ecbatane, a of Media,” father of Sara, the wife of Tobias. Tob. 3:7,17, etc.
Rahab
a poetical name of Egypt, (Psalms 89:10; Isaiah 51:9) signifying “fierceness, insolence, pride.”
Rahab, as a name of Egypt, occurs once only without reference to the exodus: this is in (Psalms
87:4) In (Isaiah 30:7) the name is alluded to.
Rahab, Or Rachab
(wide), a celebrated woman of Jericho who received the spies sent by Joshua to spy out the
land, hid them in her house from the pursuit of her countrymen, was saved with all her family when
the Israelites sacked the city, and became the wife of Salmon and the ancestress of the Messiah.
(Joshua 2:1; Matthew 1:5) (B.C. 1450.) She was a “harlot”, and probably combined the trade of
lodging-keeper for wayfaring men. Her reception of the spies, the artifice by which she concealed
them from the king: their escape, and the saving of Rahab and her family at the capture of the city
in accordance with their promise, are fold in the narrative of (Joshua 2:1) ... As regards Rahab
herself, she probably repented, and we learn from (Matthew 1:5) that she became the wife of Salmon
the son of Naasson, and the mother of Boaz, Jesse’s grandfather. The author of the Epistle to the
Hebrews tells us that “by faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she
had received the spies with peace,” (Hebrews 11:31) and St. James fortifies his doctrine of
justification by works by asking, “Was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had
received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?” (James 2:25)
Raham
(belly). In the genealogy of the descendants of Caleb the son of Hezron, (1 Chronicles 2:44)
Raham is described as the son of Shema and father of Jorkoam.
Rahel
the original form in our Authorized Version of the now familiar Rachel. (Jeremiah 31:15)
Rain
frankie
(Frankie)
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