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The city is mentioned extensively in the [[Bible]].

The city is mentioned extensively in the [[Bible]].

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.

 

:'' '''Joshua 6:20''': "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.''

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>

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>

* [[Bryant Wood]]

* [[Bryant Wood]]

* [[Jericho chronology dispute]]  

* [[Jericho chronology dispute]]  

==External links==

==External links==

* http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/15 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Jericho, scriptures.lds.org

* http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/15 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Jericho, scriptures.lds.org