 In the New Testament, Rahab (Greek "Ῥαάβ") of the Book of Joshua is mentioned as an example of a person of faith and of good works.Rahab is referred to as "the harlot" in each of these passages.A different spelling of the name, Rachab (as transliterated in the King James translation of the Greek "Ῥαχάβ") is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as one of the ancestors of Jesus ().