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The Fall of Jericho, as described in the biblical Book of Joshua, was the first military engagement fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan. According to Joshua 6:1–27 , the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city walls once a day for six days, seven times on the seventh day, with the ...
Rahab (center) in James Tissot's The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies.Rahab (/ ˈ r eɪ h æ b /; [1] Hebrew: רָחָב, Modern: Raẖav, Tiberian: Rāḥāḇ, "broad", "large") was, according to the Book of Joshua, a Gentile and a Canaanite woman who resided within Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites by hiding two men who had been sent to scout the city prior to ...
The Taking of Jericho (watercolor c. 1896–1902 by James Tissot) Joshua "carries out a systematic campaign against the civilians of Canaan – men, women and children – that amounts to genocide." [80] This practice was known as herem, as described in Deuteronomy 20:17, which entailed no treaties with the enemy, no mercy, and no intermarriage.
The first time the place is mentioned is in the Bible.Ketef Jericho is part of Mount of Temptation and is known for its many caves. They are mentioned in the Book of Joshua, it is the location where Rahab sent the spies, while in the Book of Maccabees and "The Jewish War" it is noted as the refuge place to where Ptolemy son of Abubus fled after assassinating Simon son of Mattathias.
Jericho was continually occupied into the Middle Bronze Age; it was destroyed in the Late Bronze Age, after which it no longer served as an urban centre. The city was surrounded by extensive defensive walls strengthened with rectangular towers, and possessed an extensive cemetery with vertical shaft-tombs and underground burial chambers; the ...
This name is not found in the Bible, and there is debate on if "the Kushite" refers to Zipporah herself or a second woman (Tharbis). Timnah (or Timna) – concubine of Eliphaz and mother of Amalek. Genesis [194] Tirzah – one of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers, Joshua [71] [109]
The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.”. The decision was made at a ...
Several passages in the Bible describe the tribe of Benjamin as being pugnacious, [8] for example in the Song of Deborah, and in descriptions where they are described as being left handed fighters, (Judges 3:15–21, 20:16, 1 Chronicles 12:2) and where they are portrayed as being brave and skilled archers (1 Chronicles 8:40, 2 Chronicles 14:8).