I am Rahab, a woman from Jericho. (Bows) Perhaps you had visited our town previously, before the terrible battle occurred? Perhaps you were aware of or remember our high, towering, thick walls which surrounded our city? We thought we were invincible in Jericho because of our strong walls. We love them. They were the pride of everyone in our town. If you had visited Jericho, you probably didn't see me or my home because I lived obscurely in the very last house inside the western wall itself.

For some time, the people of Jericho had been hearing unbelievable rumors about an unusual, traveling group of people called the Israelites. You are aware of the fact, I'm sure, that we had always had many gods in Jericho. Some were better than others, some smarter, more alert and so on. These Israelit…