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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 ...
The Capture of Jericho occurred between 19 and 21 February 1918 to the east of Jerusalem beginning the Occupation of the Jordan Valley during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in an area bordered by the Bethlehem – Nablus road in the west, the Jordan River in the east, and north of a line from ...
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Pages in category "Biblical Jericho" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Joshua & the Battle of Jericho; Joshua Fit the Battle of ...
The Walls of Jericho usually refer to the destruction of the walls of Jericho in the biblical story of the Battle of Jericho. Walls of Jericho may also refer to: Wall of Jericho (Neolithic), a prehistoric wall around the city of Jericho; Chris Jericho’s signature submission, The Boston Crab, Also known as the Walls of Jericho.
The Hebrew Bible tells the story of the Battle of Jericho led by Joshua, leading to the fall of the Canaanite city, the first one captured by the Israelites in the Promised Land. Archaeological excavations have failed to find traces of a fortified city at the site during the relevant time, the 13th century BCE at the end of the Bronze Age. [48]
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 ...