Rahab is probably the most surprising and interesting person on the hero list. She is the ninth individual commended by name but utterly different from the rest. She is a woman, a gentile, and identified as "the prostitute." Most intriguingly, rhetorical markers indicate that the hero list was designed to culminate with her example. This paper will explore the function of the example of Rahab for the message and purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews.