Rahab

Rahab was a Canaanite woman, described in the biblical text as a prostitute, who lived in the walls of Jericho. She hid two Israelite spies in her home, and in return, the Israelites spared her and her family when they conquered Jericho. Rabbinic tradition teaches that she converted, and she and Joshua married and had a family with prominent offspring. Mystical and chasidic interpretations discuss the power of her repentance and the symbolism of her crimson cord.