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Rahab: A Symbolic Name Applied to Egypt

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Psalm 87:4 “I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
Psalm 89:10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
Isaiah 30:7 Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
Isaiah 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?