Joshua 2:15-16

"Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. And she said unto them, Get you to the mountains, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourself there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way."

This whole narrative is clear enough when due allowance is made for the deficient Hebrew tenses. Joshua 2:16 is a clear reference to the woman's instructions before she let them down from the window. Also the elements of the conversation that are given in the remaining verses also took place, obviously, while the men were in Rahab's house.

"Get you to the mountains ..." These were the rugged hills that rise 1,500 feet to 2,000 feet above the Jericho plain within a mile or so of the city. These limestone hills with many caves and grottoes were the very ones where the Dead Sea Scrolls have been discovered in recent times, only about eight or ten miles southward from Jericho![24] Rahab had correctly surmised that the search party would go toward the Jordan River; or, was she familiar with the king's search parties from previous experiences?