Did Jericho’s Walls Truly Fall? Tell Es Sultan, Joshua, Jericho Walls Fall Down, Temptation of Jesus

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Location. 
1. Jericho is in the Jordan Valley, about 8 miles (13 km.) north of the Dead Sea and about 15 miles (24 km.) east of Jerusalem. 
2. It’s situated at 900 ft. (275 m.) below sea level, making it the lowest city in the world. 
3. Jericho claims to be the oldest city in the world that has been continuously inhabited. 
4. Its name means “City of Palms.” 
5. It was located at the crossroads of two main travel routes. It had a north-south route that ran through the Jordan Valley and an east-west route that connected the east side of the Jordan River with Jerusalem, the Samaritan cities, and the coastal plain cities of the Mediterranean Sea. 
6. It has a year-round climate with lots of sunshine. 
7. Tel Jericho is also known today as Tell Es-Sultan. 
 
Historical Background 
1. Jericho was a well-fortified Canaanite city before the arrival of the Israelites. 
2. It’s an ancient city with about 6–7 thousand years of history. 
3. Archaeologists have uncovered 23 levels of civilizations in Tel Jericho. 
4. The city was fortified with double walls. 
• The walls were constructed of large stones at the base and mud bricks continuing upwards. 
• The exterior wall’s stone base was about 15 feet high (3 m.), and the mud-brick wall on top of it was another 20–25 feet tall (8 m.), for a total of around 40 feet (13 m.). 
• The inner wall was constructed the same way; only it rose even higher than the exterior wall for a total height of around 50 feet (15 m.). 
• The width of the walls were around 20 feet (6 m.) wide, and people lived in them (Josh. 2:15). 
• These double walls were enormous and overwhelming in size and strength. 
5. Jericho was given by Marc Antony (Roman general under Julius Caesar) to Cleopatra (Pharaoh of Egypt) as a wedding gift in 36 BC. 
6. King Herod built a winter palace in Jericho around 20 BC and would later die there as well. 
7. During the Byzantine period, homes and churches were built in the area. 
8. During the Crusader period, the town was moved about a mile (1.6 km.) southeast of Tel Jericho. 
 
Places of Interest in General 
1. Tel Jericho 
2. Mount of Temptation Monastery 
3. Jericho Cable Cars (access to Mount of Temptation Monastery) 
4. Hisham’s Palace (8th-century Muslim Palace) 
5. Modern Jericho 
6. Shittim (place the Israelites camped on the east side of the Jordan River before entering the Promised Land) 
7. Camp Gilgal (place the Israelites camped after entering the Promised Land) 
8. Zacchaeus Tree 
9. Herod’s Palace 
10. St. George’s Monastery (hanging monastery with Cave of Elijah) 
11. Baptismal Site of Jesus 
12. Jordan River 
13. Dead Sea 
 
Places of Interest at Tel Jericho 
1. Elisha’s Spring (tourist viewing place) 
2. Tower 
3. Double Walls 
4. Ancient Homes (location 1) 
5. Burn & Ash Layers 
6. Palace 
7. Building 
8. Neolithic Tower 
9. Byzantine Homes 
10. Walls 
11. Ancient Homes 
12. Preserved Wall and Homes (likely area where Rahab lived) 
13. Elisha’s Spring (main source) 
 
Archaeological Evidence that Proves the Bible is True 
1. Retaining Walls 
2. Fallen Mud-Brick Walls 
3. Preserved section of the wall where Rahab likely lived. 
4. Burn Layer 
5. Burnt Full Jars of Barley 
6. The Battle was Short 
7. The battle took place in the Spring during the barley harvest. 
8. Discovered abandonment layer due to Joshua's curse on Jericho. 
9. Jericho was rebuilt by the Israelites during the time of King Ahab. 
10. Israelite occupation layer. 
 
Jericho In the Bible 
1. Rahab, the prostitute, who hid the Israelite Spies, was from Jericho (Joshua 2:1). 
2. The Children of Israel crossed the Jordan River near Jericho (Joshua 3:14–16). 
3. The Israelites camped at Gilgal after entering the Promised Land (Joshua 4:19). 
4. The Israelites celebrated the Passover after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 5:10). 
5. Jericho was the first city captured by the Israelites in the Promised Land (Joshua 6:1–5). 
6. The mud-brick walls of Jericho fell flat (beneath themselves) and formed a ramp (Joshua 6:20–22). 
7. Joshua burned the city of Jericho with fire. Burn layer found throughout the tel (Joshua 6:24). 
8. Joshua cursed Jericho and laid abandoned for many centuries. This formed an abandonment layer that can be seen today (Joshua 6:26). 
9. Jericho was rebuilt during the time of King Ahab in around 875 BC (1 Kings 16:34). 
10. Elisha healed the water source of Jericho (2 Kings 2:19–22). 
11. The miracle of a blind man healed by Jesus occurred by Jericho (Luke 18:35–43). 
12. Zacchaeus, the Tax Collector, was from Jericho (Luke 19: 1–10). 
13. The famous story of the Good Samaritan happened on the route from Jericho to Jerusalem (Luke 10:25–37)

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