And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
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Interpretation
Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master. It shut itself up, being strongly fortified both by art and nature.
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This thought runs through Joshua 6:1-5.
Glossary
- Jericho Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Joshua Tribe
- Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .