en_tw/bible/other/jericho.md

32 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Normal View History

2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
# Jericho #
2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
## Facts: ##
2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
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.
2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00
2017-05-08 16:27:09 +00:00
* As all Canaanites did, the people of Jericho worshiped false gods.
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
* 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.
2017-05-05 21:21:46 +00:00
(See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [Jordan River](../other/jordanriver.md), [Joshua](../other/joshua.md), [miracle](../kt/miracle.md), [Salt Sea](../other/saltsea.md))
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
## Bible References: ##
2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00
* [1 Chronicles 06:77-79](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/06/77)
* [Joshua 02:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jos/02/01)
* [Joshua 07:2-3](rc://en/tn/help/jos/07/02)
* [Luke 18:35-37](rc://en/tn/help/luk/18/35)
* [Mark 10:46-48](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/10/46)
* [Matthew 20:29-31](rc://en/tn/help/mat/20/29)
* [Numbers 22:1](rc://en/tn/help/num/22/01)
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
2017-04-15 17:24:26 +00:00
## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00
2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00
__*[15:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/01)__ Joshua sent two spies to the Canaanite city of __Jericho__.
__*[15:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/03)__ After the people crossed the Jordan River, God told Joshua how to attack the powerful city of __Jericho__.
__*[15:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/05)__ Then the walls around __Jericho__ fell down! The Israelites destroyed everything in the city as God had commanded.
## Word Data:##
2017-07-31 12:13:46 +00:00
* Strong's: H3405, G2410