Jericho was the place of rendezvous for Galilean pilgrims desiring to avoid Samaria, both in going to and in departing from Jerusalem, and it has been visited at all times by thousands of pilgrims, who go down from Jerusalem to bathe in the Jordan.

Jericho (/ ˈ dʒ ɛr ɪ k oʊ / JERR-ik-oh; Arabic: أريحا, romanized: Arīḥā, IPA: [ʔaˈriːħaː] ⓘ; Hebrew: יְרִיחוֹ, romanized: Yərīḥō) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine; it is the administrative seat of the Jericho Governorate of Palestine. [4]

Jericho, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of Dead Sea and some 55 km from Jerusalem. Overview Map

2025年2月8日 · Jericho, West Bank town that is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and thus also a site of great archaeological importance. The town is perhaps most famous as the site of the biblical Battle of Jericho.

Jericho is located on the west side of the Jordan Rift Valley, just north of the Dead Sea. It is situated on a fertile plain irrigated by a natural spring, which makes its location highly desirable for settlement in an otherwise arid region that receives less than 10 inches of rain annually.

This is my map of Southern Israel showing the city of Jericho. Jericho is one of the earliest continuous settlements in the world, dating perhaps from about 9000 B.C. Archaeological excavations have demonstrated Jericho’s lengthy history.

Jericho (the name means “City of palms”) is mentioned 70 times in the Old Testament. In perhaps the most famous battle in the Bible, it was the first town captured by the Israelites when they entered the Promised Land. But did “the walls come tumbling down”, as the song says?

Jericho was the place of rendezvous for Galilean pilgrims desiring to avoid Samaria, both in going to and in departing from Jerusalem, and it has been visited at all times by thousands of pilgrims, who go down from Jerusalem to bathe in the Jordan.

Jericho (in red) is located in Judea that is near Jerusalem in the bottom left of the map by the Dead Sea.

The modern day city of Jericho Israel sits just one and half miles southeast of the ancient site of Jericho. It is a remarkable testament to the antiquity of that region, and the significance that Palestine has played in shaping the history of the world.

2023年10月10日 · Located in the Jordan Valley, just north of the Dead Sea and west of the Jordan River, Jericho boasts an oasis-like environment due to a number of natural springs, particularly the Spring of Elisha. Its strategic location along ancient trade …

2021年4月20日 · Jericho, Arabic Arīḥā, town located in the West Bank. Jericho is one of the earliest continuous settlements in the world, dating perhaps from about 9000 BC. Archaeological excavations have demonstrated Jericho’s lengthy history.

Jericho Municipality is a public building in Palestine. Jericho Municipality is situated nearby to the government office Jericho Governorate, as well as near الإقامة كليبو. Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.

Jericho probably meant "place of fragrance" or "moon city"). An ancient city in the wide plain where the Jordan Valley broadens between the Moab mountains and the western precipices, and situated on the route of Israel after they crossed the Jordan under Joshua (Josh 3:16).

The city of Jericho is located in the Middle East, in the Palestinian territories, some 16 miles east to Jerusalem. It is considered to be the most ancient continiously inhabited city in the World. Here you can see an interactive Open Street map which shows the exact location of Jericho.

Jer'icho. (place of fragrance). A city of high antiquity, situated in a plain traversed by the Jordan, and exactly over against where that river was crossed by the Israelites under Joshua. Joshua 3:16. It was five miles west of the Jordan and seven miles northwest of …

A look at Jericho's location in the southern part of the Jordan River Valley, seen from the Dead Sea.

2020年1月4日 · About ten miles southwest of Jericho lay the forbidding wilderness of Judea, where Jesus fasted and was tempted by the Devil (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1-13). The desert community of Qumran, who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, was also located nearby.

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2025年2月14日 · Marching Around Jericho. For six days, the Israelites did exactly what God commanded. Every morning, the priests took their trumpets made of ram’s horns, and the people followed behind them. They marched once around the city in complete silence, except for the sound of the trumpets. The people of Jericho were watching from their walls. Some ...

3 天之前 · Bible Verses About Jericho The Walls of Jericho Fall. In our spiritual journey, we often encounter obstacles that seem insurmountable, just like the walls of Jericho stood against the Israelites. The miraculous falling of these walls reminds us that faith and obedience to God’s commands can deliver us from our troubles.