Joshua 6:17
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
Cross-references
Joshua 6:23 narrates the actual rescue of Rahab and her relatives, executing the sparing order from Joshua 6:17.
Joshua 6:22 records the command to retrieve Rahab and her family, fulfilling the promise of sparing her from Joshua 6:17.
Joshua 7:1 directly follows up—Achan breaks faith by taking some of the devoted things from Jericho, causing Israel's defeat at Ai.
Joshua 2:1 introduces Rahab the prostitute who hid the spies — the reason she is spared in Joshua 6:17.
Joshua 2:4-6 details how Rahab hid the spies — the act for which she is rewarded in Joshua 6:17.
Joshua 10:40 summarizes later conquests using the same herem pattern as at Jericho—consistent obedience to God's command.
Joshua 7:11 reveals Achan's sin: taking devoted things from Jericho, violating the herem command in 6:17.
Joshua 2:14 records the spies' promise to spare Rahab—Joshua 6:17 fulfills it by sparing her and her household.
James 2:25 cites Rahab's receiving and sending out the spies as justification by works — the same event.
Hebrews 11:31 explicitly states Rahab did not perish by faith because she welcomed the spies — the NT commentary.
1 Corinthians 16:22 uses 'anathema' — the Greek equivalent of 'herem' — to pronounce a curse on those who do not love the Lord.
Numbers 21:3 describes Israel devoting Canaanite cities to destruction at Hormah—another example of the same herem practice at Jericho.
Numbers 21:2 records a vow to devote cities to destruction—the Jericho herem fulfills that same covenantal practice.
Leviticus 27:29 specifies that humans devoted to destruction cannot be ransomed, reinforcing the total destruction at Jericho.
Leviticus 27:28 provides the legal basis for 'devoted to the Lord' (herem)—the Jericho destruction is a direct application of that law.
Deuteronomy 20:16 commands total destruction of Canaanite cities—Joshua 6:17 executes this on Jericho.
Deuteronomy 7:26 warns against bringing any devoted thing into one's house—the herem at Jericho later violated by Achan.
Deuteronomy 7:2 provides the law of herem for Canaanites—Joshua 6:17 applies it to Jericho.
1 Samuel 15:3 commands herem on Amalek—directly parallels the herem on Jericho in concept and language.
In Ezekiel 9:6, those marked are spared during judgment, paralleling Rahab's protection in Jericho's fall.
1 Samuel 15:6 spares the Kenites for past kindness to Israel — a parallel to sparing Rahab for aiding the spies.
1 Samuel 22:19 describes Saul's massacre of Nob using herem-like language—a sinful misuse of the divine command seen at Jericho.
Leviticus 27:21 defines 'devoted' (herem) as holy to the Lord — the same concept applied to Jericho.
Deuteronomy 13:15 describes herem on an apostate Israelite city—a different application than the Canaanite herem at Jericho.
Ezra 10:8 uses the same term 'devoted' (herem) for forfeiting property—a later legal application of the concept.