JERICHO

Definition

An ancient, strongly fortified and celebrated city of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley. It was called the "city of palm trees." Spies were sent into the ancient city and received by Rahab. It was the first city attacked by Joshua after crossing the Jordan. He was miraculously aided in capturing it; the wall "fell down flat."

References

Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50, Numbers 34:15, Numbers 35:1, Numbers 36:13, 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 2:15, 2 Kings 2:18, Deuteronomy 34:1, Deuteronomy 34:3, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 2:2, Joshua 2:3, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 4:13, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 5:13, Joshua 6:1, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:28, Joshua 10:30, Joshua 12:9, Joshua 13:32, Joshua 16:1, Joshua 16:7, Joshua 18:12, Joshua 18:21, Joshua 20:8, Joshua 24:11, 2 Samuel 10:5, 1 Chronicles 6:78, 1 Chronicles 19:5, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Ezra 2:34, Nehemiah 3:2, Nehemiah 7:36, Matthew 20:29, Mark 10:46, Luke 10:30, Luke 18:35, Luke 19:1, Hebrews 11:30