Read Joshua 6.22-27
In 6.22-27: The aftermath of Jericho's fall.
In verse 23: Rahab's family stays outside the camp because the holy war encampment must remain ritually clean (Deut 23.9-14).
In verse 25: The Rahab story explains and justifies the existence of a foreign group still living in Israel.
In verse 26: Joshua caps Jericho's state of being banned (devoted to destruction; v. 21) with a curse blocking its reconstruction (compare Deut 13.16).
1 Kings 16.34 reports the consequences of this curse.
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