The first and third excavations found that the city was unoccupied during the time that Joshua was believed to have led the Israeli armies. The second excavation showed it was occupied and has the most recent excavation. Dr. [[Byrant G. Wood]] is a notable archeologist who asserts that Jericho was occupied at the time of its attack as the Bible states.<ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a011.html</ref><ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/jericho.html</ref> At the moment there is no consensus in the archaeological community on when or how Jericho was destroyed. <ref> http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/jericho.html </ref> | The first and third excavations found that the city was unoccupied during the time that Joshua was believed to have led the Israeli armies. The second excavation showed it was occupied and has the most recent excavation. Dr. [[Byrant G. Wood]] is a notable archeologist who asserts that Jericho was occupied at the time of its attack as the Bible states.<ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a011.html</ref><ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/jericho.html</ref> At the moment there is no consensus in the archaeological community on when or how Jericho was destroyed. <ref> http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/jericho.html </ref> |