[caww]

In the New Testament, the Epistle of James and the Epistle to the Hebrews follow the tradition set by the translators of the Septuagint in using the Greek word "πόρνη" (pórnē, which is usually translated to English as "harlot" or "prostitute") to describe Rahab.

[Just mythoughts]

My argument is NOT what word got used to describe Rahab. My point is that nothing of what is described about Rahab indicates she was a hooker. Hiding the ‘spies’ on her roof in stalks of flax is NOT a harlot's work. Planting and harvesting flax, leaves no time to service the boys. AND IF she was in fact a hooker, how is it that she was fully aware of the Exodus and the promise of the land to the Israelites? A prostitute whether literal or spiritual never found favor in God's eyes. It is Written in Jeremiah 3:8 God divorced the House of Israel for committing adultery... spiritually speaking.. they went whoring after other gods.