Events of The Bible

The Fall of Jericho

Events

The Fall of Jericho

נפילת יריחו

Nefilat Yericho

n’-fee-LAT y’-ree-KHO

Where does The Fall of Jericho take place?

At the site of Biblical Jericho, 2 miles west of the Jordan River, 10 miles north of the Dead Sea, and 24 miles east of Jerusalem.

When does The Fall of Jericho take place?

During the Hebrew calendar year of 2488. Historians guess this corresponds to sometime between 1500 BCE and 1273 BCE.

Where is The Fall of Jericho mentioned in the Bible

Joshua 6

וַיָּרַע הָעָם וַיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשֹּׁפָרוֹת וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ הָעָם אֶת־קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר וַיָּרִיעוּ הָעָם תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וַתִּפֹּל הַחוֹמָה תַּחְתֶּיהָ וַיַּעַל הָעָם הָעִירָה אִישׁ נֶגְדּוֹ וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־הָעִיר׃

So the people shouted when the shofarot were sounded. When the people heard the sound of the shofarot, the people raised a mighty shout and the wall collapsed. The people rushed into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they captured the city.

Joshua 6:20

What happened at The Fall of Jericho?

The Fall of Jericho happened when God commanded Joshua and the Israelites to march around the city walls of Jericho for seven days.
They marched around once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around seven times, then blew shofarot (ram’s horns) and shouted, causing the walls to collapse.
The Israelites then entered the city, killing all people and animals except for Rahab, the prostitute, and her family.
Afterwards, Joshua cursed anyone who would rebuild the city of Jericho.

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The Fall of Jericho