Tamar, possibly the daughter of a pagan Canaanite priest, was joined to Israel through marriage, and became an honored ancestor of David and Yeshua, one of only three women mentioned by name in the genealogy of Matthew 1.

Rahab was condemned to death as a Canaanite of Jericho, but because she put her faith in the God of Israel, she was counted as an Israelite, and became an ancestor of Messiah as well as an example for all who would believe in Him.

Ruth was a pagan Moabite, an enemy of Israel, but like Rahab, she chose to put her faith in the God of Israel and was counted as an Israelite, becoming an ancestor of King David and Messiah Yeshua.