Jericho
The first Canaanite city taken by Joshua, whose walls fell flat.
First mentioned in the Bible
Then the people shouted when the horns were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the horn and shouted a great war cry, the wall fell down flat. After that the people went up into the city, each one straight ahead, and they captured the city.— Joshua 6:20
Background
Jericho, the "city of palm trees," is among the world's oldest cities. After crossing the Jordan, Israel circled the city seven days as Jehovah God commanded; on the seventh day, at the trumpets and the shout, the walls fell down flat. In the New Testament, Jesus healed blind Bartimaeus here and brought Zacchaeus the tax collector to repentance.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
Then the people shouted when the horns were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the horn and shouted a great war cry, the wall fell down flat. After that the people went up into the city, each one straight ahead, and they captured the city.— Joshua 6:20
Now when Jesus got to the place, he looked up and said to him: “Zac·chaeʹus, hurry and get down, for today I must stay in your house.”— Luke 19:5Explore Jericho on the interactive map →
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