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In the book of [[Joshua]], Jericho is taken by the [[Israelites]] with the help of God. {{bible quote|When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city.|book=Joshua|chap=6|verses=20}}
 
In the book of [[Joshua]], Jericho is taken by the [[Israelites]] with the help of God. {{bible quote|When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city.|book=Joshua|chap=6|verses=20}}
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The site believed to be the ruins of the City of Jericho described in the Bible has been excavated several times:<ref>Some sources give slightly different dates to these.  The first four dates are from Anon. (Minnesota State University)</ref>
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The location of Jericho, which appears throughout ancient literary texts and inscriptions, is [[Tell es-Sultan]]. Tell es-Sultan, the site believed to be the ruins of the City of Jericho described in the Bible has been excavated several times:<ref>Some sources give slightly different dates to these.  The first four dates are from Anon. (Minnesota State University)</ref>
    
* 1868 - Charles Warren
 
* 1868 - Charles Warren
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