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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 ...
Ed Asner – Joshua (in "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho") Gavin MacLeod – Daniel (in "Daniel and the Lion's Den") Gregory Harrison – Joseph (in "The Nativity") Harold Gould – Benjamin (in "The Miracles of Jesus") Helen Hunt – Mary (in "The Nativity") Helen Slater – Queen Esther (in "Queen Esther") Herschel Bernardi – Goliath (in ...
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 ...
Joshua leads them back to the Promised Land, but they stop outside the city of Jericho. The Israelites are met by the defenders of Jericho (The French Peas) who taunt them from atop the city's great walls. Joshua tries to explain that God has given the land to the Israelites and he gives the defenders the opportunity to leave.
Joshua sends out two spies from Shittim to explore the city of Jericho. They are saved from falling into the hands of the king by the shrewd tactics of Rahab, in return for promising not to attack her when they later invade. PEOPLE: יהוה YHVH God – Joshua – Rahab – Children of Israel. PLACES: Shittim – Jericho – Jordan River
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon by John Martin. At the Jordan River, the waters parted, as they had for Moses at the Red Sea. The first battle after the crossing of the Jordan was the Battle of Jericho. Joshua led the destruction of Jericho, then moved on to Ai, a small neighboring city to the west. However, they were ...
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.
After the incident with the 12 spies, Joshua lived through the 40 year wandering period, and was named successor to Moses as instructed by God. Joshua completed the task of leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and of taking possession of it. Joshua also was the leader in renewing the Mosaic covenant with their God. [6]