# Jericho # ## Facts: ## 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. * Like all the Canaanites, 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. ## Bible References: ## * [1 Chronicles 06:77-79](en/tn/1ch/help/06/77) * [Joshua 02:1-3](en/tn/jos/help/02/01) * [Joshua 07:2-3](en/tn/jos/help/07/02) * [Luke 18:35-37](en/tn/luk/help/18/35) * [Mark 10:46-48](en/tn/mrk/help/10/46) * [Matthew 20:29-31](en/tn/mat/help/20/29) * [Numbers 22:1](en/tn/num/help/22/01) ## Examples from the Bible stories: ## __*[15:01](en/tn/obs/help/15/01)__ Joshua sent two spies to the Canaanite city of __Jericho__. __*[15:03](en/tn/obs/help/15/03)__ After the people crossed the Jordan River, God told Joshua how to attack the powerful city of __Jericho__. __*[15:05](en/tn/obs/help/15/05)__ Then the walls around __Jericho__ fell down! The Israelites destroyed everything in the city as God had commanded.