Atlas Biblica

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    Jericho

    יְרִיחוֹἹεριχώ

    Jericho, an ancient Canaanite city famously conquered by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership.

    Where the story of Jericho happensJericho, and the 23 best-attested of 46 places the claims reach, framed to them: Jericho, Etham, Jerusalem, Abronah, Alush, Bene-jaakan, Diblathaim, Dibon, Dophkah, Elim, Ezion-geber, Haradah, Hashmonah, Hazeroth, Hor_Mount, Hor-haggidgad, Jordan, Jotbathah, Kadesh, Kehelathah, Kibroth-hattaavah, Libnah, Makheloth, Marah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerichoEthamJerusalemAbronahAlushBene-jaakanDiblathaimDibonDophkahElimEzion-geberHaradahHazerothJordanKadeshMarah
    Jericho, and the 23 best-attested of 46 places the claims reach
    verses
    61
    first named
    Numbers 22:1
    last named
    Hebrews 11:30
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.87°N · 35.44°E
    settlement31.87°N · 35.44°E

    Tell es Sultan (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    IllustrationJoshua 6The final trumpet blast and shout bring down Jericho's walls as Israel surrounds the city.

    Description

    Jericho in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jericho, also known as the "City of Palms," was a prominent city in the Jordan Valley near the Jordan River. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with archaeological evidence dating back to 9000 BC. In the Bible, Jericho is most famous as the first city conquered by the Israelites after they crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land (Joshua 2-6). The city's walls miraculously fell after the Israelites marched around it for seven days, allowing them to destroy the city. Jericho was allotted to the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 18:21) and was later rebuilt during the time of Ahab (1Ki.16.34). The city also played a role in several other biblical events, such as being the location where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan (Numbers 22:1; 26:3, 63), where Eglon, king of Moab, oppressed Israel (Judges 3:12-14), and where Zedekiah was captured by the Babylonians (Jeremiah 39:5; 52:8). In the New Testament, Jericho is mentioned as the place where Jesus healed blind Bartimaeus (Mrk.10.46) and where he encountered Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 42 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 61, across 16 books. The name is written 71 times in them.

    1. Numbers9 verses

      22:126:326:6331:1233:4833:5034:1535:136:13

    2. Deuteronomy3 verses

      32:4934:134:3

    3. Joshua26 verses

      2:12:22:33:164:134:195:105:136:16:26:256:267:28:29:310:110:2810:3012:913:3216:116:718:1218:2120:824:11

    4. Judges2 verses

      1:163:13

    5. 2 Samuel1 verse

      10:5

    6. 1 Kings1 verse

      16:34

    7. 2 Kings5 verses

      2:42:52:152:1825:5

    8. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      6:7819:5

    9. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      28:15

    10. Ezra1 verse

      2:34

    11. Nehemiah2 verses

      3:27:36

    12. Jeremiah2 verses

      39:552:8

    13. Matthew1 verse

      20:29

    14. Mark1 verse

      10:46

    15. Luke3 verses

      10:3018:3519:1

    16. Hebrews1 verse

      11:30

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Moses and Eleazar’s census of Levi and Israel and Israelite Journeys, and 6 moreJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia Moses and Eleazar’s census of Levi and Israel and Do To Ai, and 4 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Moses and Eleazar’s census of Levi and Israel and Israelite Journeys, and 2 moreMoab PlainsRegion east of the Jordan River, opposite Jerichovia Jesus and Disciples’ journey and Jesus’ passing throughJesusThe Son of God and Savior of the world.via Do To Ai and Priests, Men Of War, Joshua, Rear Guard, and People’s march of ArkJoshuaMoses' assistant who led Israel into Canaanvia Moses and Eleazar’s census of Levi and Israel and Israelite Journeys, and 1 moreMosesProphet who led Israel out of Egyptvia Davids ServantsDavid’s sendingDavid’s sending is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via ServantsDavid’s sending of Servants and HanunDavid’s sending of Servants and Hanun is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Joseph Allotment and Moses’ givingCityCity is a concept gathering 369 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    6 more chapters, from Joshua 7 to Luke 19

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