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Line 34: − − == Bibliography == − − * Anon., [http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/jericho.html Jericho] (Minnesota State University) − * Down, David, The story of Jericho, ''Journal of Creation'' 20(1):86–92, April 2006. [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/5402 HTML] [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j20_1/j20_1_86-92.pdf PDF]. − * Wood, Bryant and Byer, Gary, [http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a011.html Is the Bible accurate concerning the destruction of the walls of Jericho?] 2002 (Christian Answers Network). − * Wood, Bryant G., [http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/jericho.html Has the biblical city and story of Jericho been verified?] 2001 (Christian Answers Network). − * [[Kathleen Kenyon]]
removing bibliography that is already in the references, and removing kathleen kenyon in 'see also' because her page is not yet created, nothing to see
:'' '''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.''
:'' '''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.''
== Occupation ==
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>
However, the different conclusions are not over whether evidence was found that matched the biblical description, but over the timing.<ref name="DD">Down, 2006</ref> For a discussion of the timing issue, see the [[Jericho chronology dispute]] article.
However, the different conclusions are not over whether evidence was found that matched the biblical description, but over the timing.<ref name="DD">Down, 2006</ref> For a discussion of the timing issue, see the [[Jericho chronology dispute]] article.
== Archaeology ==
Findings matching the biblical description include:<ref name="DD" />
Findings matching the biblical description include:<ref name="DD" />
* The city was burnt.
* The city was burnt.
* According to archaeologists Kenyon<ref>"The destruction was complete. Walls and floors were blackened or reddened by fire, and every room was filled with fallen bricks, timbers, and household utensils; in most rooms the fallen debris was heavily burnt, but the collapse of the walls of the eastern rooms seems to have taken place before they were affected by the fire." Kathleen Kenyon, ''Excavations at Jericho, Vol. 3: The Architecture and Stratigraphy of the Tell'', ed. Thomas A. Holland (London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1981)</ref> and Wood<ref>[http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/05/Did-the-Israelites-Conquer-Jericho-A-New-Look-at-the-Archaeological-Evidence.aspx Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? A New Look at the Archaeological Evidence].</ref> the burning of the city was preceded by an earthquake that collapsed the city's buildings.
* According to archaeologists Kenyon<ref>"The destruction was complete. Walls and floors were blackened or reddened by fire, and every room was filled with fallen bricks, timbers, and household utensils; in most rooms the fallen debris was heavily burnt, but the collapse of the walls of the eastern rooms seems to have taken place before they were affected by the fire." Kathleen Kenyon, ''Excavations at Jericho, Vol. 3: The Architecture and Stratigraphy of the Tell'', ed. Thomas A. Holland (London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1981)</ref> and Wood<ref>[http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/05/Did-the-Israelites-Conquer-Jericho-A-New-Look-at-the-Archaeological-Evidence.aspx Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? A New Look at the Archaeological Evidence].</ref> the burning of the city was preceded by an earthquake that collapsed the city's buildings.
==See also==
==See also==
* [[John Garstang]]
* [[John Garstang]]
* [[Bryant Wood]]
* [[Bryant Wood]]
* [[Jericho chronology dispute]]
* [[Jericho chronology dispute]]