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# Jericho
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## Facts:
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Jericho was a powerful city in the land of Canaan. It was located just west of the Jordan River and just north of the Salt Sea.
* As all Canaanites did, the people of Jericho worshiped false gods.
* Jericho was the first city in the land of Canaan that God told the Israelites to conquer.
* When Joshua led the Israelites against Jericho, God did a great miracle to help them defeat the city.
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(See also: [Canaan ](../names/canaan.md ), [Jordan River ](../names/jordanriver.md ), [Joshua ](../names/joshua.md ), [miracle ](../kt/miracle.md ), [Salt Sea ](../names/saltsea.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 06:78 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/06/78 )
* [Joshua 02:1-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/jos/02/01 )
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* [Joshua 07:2-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/jos/07/02 )
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* [Luke 18:35 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/18/35 )
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* [Mark 10:46-48 ](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/10/46 )
* [Matthew 20:29-31 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/20/29 )
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* [Numbers 22:1 ](rc://en/tn/help/num/22/1 )
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[15:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/01)__ Joshua sent two spies to the Canaanite city of __Jericho__ .
* __[15:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/03)__ After the people crossed the Jordan River, God told Joshua how to attack the powerful city of __Jericho__ .
* __[15:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/05)__ Then the walls around __Jericho__ fell down! The Israelites destroyed everything in the city as God had commanded.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3405, G2410
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