Places of the Bible

Jericho

Jordan valley (near the Dead Sea) · both · 59 verses

Jericho was an ancient city in the Jordan valley near the northern end of the Dead Sea. It was the first city Israel faced after crossing the Jordan. The name appears in Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and 12 more in the King James text.

About Jericho

Jericho was an ancient city in the Jordan valley near the northern end of the Dead Sea. It was the first city Israel faced after crossing the Jordan.

Its place in the story

The walls of Jericho fell after Israel marched around the city, and it was the first conquest in the land, spared only Rahab and her household. Its rebuilding was placed under a curse in the days of Joshua.

Jericho in Scripture (KJV)

“And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.”
Numbers 22:1 (KJV)
“And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,”
Numbers 26:3 (KJV)
“These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.”
Numbers 26:63 (KJV)
“And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.”
Numbers 31:12 (KJV)
“And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.”
Numbers 33:48 (KJV)
“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,”
Numbers 33:50 (KJV)
“The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.”
Numbers 34:15 (KJV)
“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,”
Numbers 35:1 (KJV)

Jericho is named 59 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

Rahab of Jericho, who trusted God and was spared, is named in the genealogy of Jesus, showing grace reaching into the conquered city.

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Where is Jericho in the Bible?

Jericho was an ancient city in the Jordan valley near the northern end of the Dead Sea. It was the first city Israel faced after crossing the Jordan. The name appears in Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and 12 more in the King James text.

What happened at Jericho?

The walls of Jericho fell after Israel marched around the city, and it was the first conquest in the land, spared only Rahab and her household. Its rebuilding was placed under a curse in the days of Joshua.

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