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Battle of Jericho
Legendary battle fought by the Israelites during their conquest of Canaan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the novel by Sharon M. Draper, see The Battle of Jericho (novel).
The Battle of Jericho, as described in the Biblical Book of Joshua, was the first battle fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan. According to Joshua 6:1–27, the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city walls once a day for six days, seven times on the seventh day, with the priests blowing their horns daily and the people shouting on the last day.
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Battle of Jericho (biblical) | |||||
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![]() Depiction by Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld (1794–1872) | |||||
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Israelites | Canaanites | ||||
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Joshua | King of Jericho † | ||||
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40,000[1] | Unknown | ||||
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Nil | Massacre of all inhabitants (excluding Rahab and her family). | ||||
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