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  2. Fall of Jericho - Wikipedia

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    God commanded Joshua to go around the walls of Jericho for six days, once every day, and seven times on the seventh day. God commanded the city to be attacked by seven priests blowing horns, with the Ark of the Covenant in front of them and all the people behind the Ark of the Covenant. They encircled the wall of Jericho once a day for the ...

  3. Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia

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    On Tisha B'Av, July 587 or 586 BC, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. [1] [2] [8] The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well. [8] According to the Bible, Zedekiah attempted to escape, but was captured near Jericho.

  4. Jericho - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestinian city in State of Palestine Jericho أريحا (Arabic) יריחו (Hebrew) Palestinian city Arabic transcription(s) • DIN Arīḥā Hebrew transcription(s) • DIN Yərīḥō View of Jericho from Tell es-Sultan Municipal logo Jericho Location of Jericho within Palestine Coordinates ...

  5. Second Temple period - Wikipedia

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    According to the Book of Ezra, the Persian Cyrus the Great ended the Babylonian exile in 538 BCE, [14] the year after he captured Babylon. [15] The exile ended with the return under Zerubbabel the Prince (so-called because he was a descendant of the royal line of David) and Joshua the Priest (a descendant of the line of the former High Priests of the Temple) and their construction of the ...

  6. Timeline of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    28 June: Israel declares Jerusalem unified and announces free access to holy sites of all religions. 1968: Israel starts rebuilding the Jewish Quarter, confiscating 129 dunams (0.129 km 2) of land which had made up the Jewish Quarter before 1948. [89] 6000 residents and 437 shops are evicted. [90]

  7. UNESCO designates ancient Jericho ruins as World Heritage ...

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    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 ...

  8. Achan (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    The Stoning of Achan by Gustav Doré.. Achan (/ ˈ eɪ k æ n /; Hebrew: עָכָן, romanized: ‘Āḵān), the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is a figure who appears in the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai.

  9. Israel criticizes UN vote to list ruins near ancient Jericho ...

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    JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel ...