# Jericho #

## Facts: ##

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.

* Like all the Canaanites, the people of Jericho worshiped false gods.
* 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.

(See also: [canaan](../other/canaan.md) **·** [jordanriver](../other/jordanriver.md) **·** [joshua](../other/joshua.md) **·** [miracle](../kt/miracle.md) **·** [saltsea](../other/saltsea.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 06:77-79](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/06/77)
* [Joshua 02:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/02/01)
* [Joshua 07:2-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/07/02)
* [Luke 18:35-37](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/18/35)
* [Mark 10:46-48](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/10/46)
* [Matthew 20:29-31](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/20/29)
* [Numbers 22:1](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/22/01)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[15-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/15-01)__ Joshua sent two spies to the Canaanite city of __Jericho__.
  __*[15-03](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/15-03)__ After the people crossed the Jordan River, God told Joshua how to attack the powerful city of __Jericho__.
  __*[15-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/15-05)__ Then the walls around __Jericho__ fell down! The Israelites destroyed everything in the city as God had commanded.