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Hebrews 11:29-31
New Catholic Bible
Hebrews 11:29-31
New Catholic Bible
29 The Faith of the Israelites and Rahab. By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as though it were dry land. However, when the Egyptians attempted to do so, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho[a] fell when the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith Rahab[b] the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.
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- Hebrews 11:30 Jericho: see Jos 6. The Israelites did not conquer the city through military action but merely followed God’s instructions in faith (see 2 Cor 10:4).
- Hebrews 11:31 Rahab: see Jos 2:1-24; 6:22-25; Mt 1:5; Jas 2:25.
