Bible Cross References
Shittim
Numbers 25:1
When the Israelites were camped at Acacia Valley, the men began to have sexual intercourse with the Moabite women who were there.
Numbers 33:49
to spy secretly
Numbers 13:2
"Choose one of the leaders from each of the twelve tribes and send them as spies to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites."
Numbers 13:17-21
17
When Moses sent them out, he said to them, "Go north from here into the southern part of the land of Canaan and then on into the hill country.
18
Find out what kind of country it is, how many people live there, and how strong they are.
19
Find out whether the land is good or bad and whether the people live in open towns or in fortified cities.
20
Find out whether the soil is fertile and whether the land is wooded. And be sure to bring back some of the fruit that grows there." (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.)
21
So the men went north and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin in the south all the way to Rehob, near Hamath Pass in the north.
Judges 18:2
So the people of Dan chose five qualified men out of all the families in the tribe and sent them from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol with instructions to explore the land and spy on it. When they arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they stayed at Micah's house.
Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had gone to spy on the country around Laish said to their companions, "Did you know that here in one of these houses there is a wooden idol covered with silver? There are also other idols and an ephod. What do you think we should do?"
Judges 18:17
The five spies went straight on into the house and took the wooden idol covered with silver, the other idols, and the ephod, while the priest stayed at the gate with the six hundred armed men.
Matthew 10:16
"Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.
Ephesians 5:5
You may be sure that no one who is immoral, indecent, or greedy (for greed is a form of idolatry) will ever receive a share in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.
even Jericho
Joshua 5:10
While the Israelites were camping at Gilgal on the plain near Jericho, they observed Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
Joshua 6:1-24
1
The gates of Jericho were kept shut and guarded to keep the Israelites out. No one could enter or leave the city.
2
The LORD said to Joshua, "I am putting into your hands Jericho, with its king and all its brave soldiers.
3
You and your soldiers are to march around the city once a day for six days.
4
Seven priests, each carrying a trumpet, are to go in front of the Covenant Box. On the seventh day you and your soldiers are to march around the city seven times while the priests blow the trumpets.
5
Then they are to sound one long note. As soon as you hear it, all the people are to give a loud shout, and the city walls will collapse. Then the whole army will go straight into the city."
6
Joshua called the priests and told them, "Take the Covenant Box, and seven of you go in front of it, carrying trumpets."
7
Then he ordered the people to start marching around the city, with an advance guard going on ahead of the LORD's Covenant Box.
8
So, just as Joshua had ordered, an advance guard started out ahead of the priests who were blowing trumpets; behind these came the priests who were carrying the Covenant Box, followed by a rear guard. All this time the trumpets were sounding.
10
But Joshua had ordered the people not to shout, not to say a word until he gave the order.
11
So he had this group of men take the LORD's Covenant Box around the city one time. Then they came back to camp and spent the night there.
12
Joshua got up early the next morning, and for the second time the priests and soldiers marched around the city in the same order as the day before: first, the advance guard; next, the seven priests blowing the seven trumpets; then, the priests carrying the LORD's Covenant Box; and finally, the rear guard. All this time the trumpets were sounding.
14
On this second day they again marched around the city one time and then returned to camp. They did this for six days.
15
On the seventh day they got up at daybreak and marched seven times around the city in the same way---this was the only day that they marched around it seven times.
16
The seventh time around, when the priests were about to sound the trumpets, Joshua ordered the people to shout, and he said, "The LORD has given you the city!
17
The city and everything in it must be totally destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and her household will be spared, because she hid our spies.
18
But you are not to take anything that is to be destroyed; if you do, you will bring trouble and destruction on the Israelite camp.
19
Everything made of silver, gold, bronze, or iron is set apart for the LORD. It is to be put in the LORD's treasury."
20
So the priests blew the trumpets. As soon as the people heard it, they gave a loud shout, and the walls collapsed. Then all the army went straight up the hill into the city and captured it.
21
With their swords they killed everyone in the city, men and women, young and old. They also killed the cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
22
Joshua then told the two men who had served as spies, "Go into the prostitute's house, and bring her and her family out, as you promised her."
23
So they went and brought Rahab out, along with her father and mother, her brothers, and the rest of her family. They took them all, family and slaves, to safety near the Israelite camp.
24
Then they set fire to the city and burned it to the ground, along with everything in it, except the things made of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, which they took and put in the LORD's treasury.
harlot's house
Joshua 6:17
The city and everything in it must be totally destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and her household will be spared, because she hid our spies.
Joshua 6:25
But Joshua spared the lives of the prostitute Rahab and all her relatives, because she had hidden the two spies that he had sent to Jericho. (Her descendants have lived in Israel to this day.)
Matthew 1:5
Rachab
Joshua 21:31
Helkath, and Rehob, with their pasture lands.
Hebrews 11:31
It was faith that kept the prostitute Rahab from being killed with those who disobeyed God, for she gave the Israelite spies a friendly welcome.
James 2:25
It was the same with the prostitute Rahab. She was put right with God through her actions, by welcoming the Israelite spies and helping them to escape by a different road.