Holy Land Tour – Jericho - by @teachernici

Jericho Altitude 252 m Below Sea Level

Anciently it was a walled city. It is a rich agricultural area where date palms and citrus groves flourish.

(not my picture - souse unknown- sent to me by whats app. )

The Children of Israel take Jericho

After crossing the River Jordan into the Promised Land, the Lord gave them the city of Jericho.

Paul said Heb 11:30 "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days".

The Old Testament describes it as such -

Joshua 6:1-5

1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.