... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book of Joshua (Josue) > the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership (part I) > Joshua preparing to enter the promised land (Joshua 1-2) > story of Rahab and the spies > the king of Jericho is told that two Israelites have come, and he sends a searching-party to find them