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Place

Jericho

Josh 6 · Luke 19

The walled City of Palms in the deep Jordan Valley, whose walls fell when Israel marched around them. The scene of Bartimaeus's healing and Zacchaeus's fig tree.


Region

The Jordan Valley, facing the Dead Sea

Today

Tell es-Sultan, West Bank

Why it matters

Jericho was the gateway to the hill country, the first city Israel conquered in the Conquest (Josh 6). It guarded the Jordan crossing, and the Bible tells how its walls fell. Jesus healed blind Bartimaeus here and met Zacchaeus here (Luke 19), calling him down from a sycamore tree.

Distances & geography

About 15 miles east of Jerusalem, deep in the rift valley.

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