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Jericho (/ ˈ dʒ ɛr ɪ k oʊ / JERR-ik-oh; Arabic: أريحا, romanized: Arīḥā, IPA: [ʔaˈriːħaː] ⓘ; Hebrew: יְרִיחוֹ, romanized: Yərīḥō) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine; it is the administrative seat of the Jericho Governorate of Palestine.
Oct 10, 2023 · Jericho is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a rich and complex history. Learn about its geographical location, ancient walls, tombs, agriculture, and its role in the biblical story of the Battle of Jericho.
May 13, 2024 · Jericho, West Bank town that is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and thus also a site of great archaeological importance. The town is perhaps most famous as the site of the biblical Battle of Jericho.
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Mar 16, 2022 · Jericho was a city heavily fortified and stocked with enough food and water to last for months. It would have taken many months—even years—to destroy such a city, and yet Joshua did it, according to the Bible, in seven days.
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May 30, 2019 · The proof is at Jericho — the real Jericho, not the storied place of the Bible but the historical site, known today as Tell es-Sultan (Hill of the Sultan), located in the modern-day West Bank...
Walls of Jericho, massive stone walls surrounding an ancient Neolithic settlement in Jericho, built about 8000 bce. These walls, at least 13 feet (4 metres) in height and backed by a watchtower or redoubt some 28 feet tall, were intended to protect the settlement and its water supply from human.
Sep 19, 2016 · Learn about the ancient city of Jericho, one of the earliest settlements in the world, and its history from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. Discover how Jericho was destroyed by an earthquake and later by the Israelites according to the Bible.
