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One of the clay-covered skulls excavated at Jericho

 

Prehistoric Jericho

By modern standards the houses were was unbearably small, stuffy and crowded. To a Neolithic family, they were home...  Read more...


Detail of 'Shofar' by Roie Galitz

 

Joshua at Jericho

But is there any hard evidence that Joshua actually did the things described in the Book of Joshua?  Did the walls come tumbling down? Is the Bible true?  Read more...


One of the Fayum portraits, this one of a young man

 

Murder at Jericho

At first Herod tolerated Aristobulus because he was only a boy, and no real threat. But as time passed and Aristobulus approached eighteen, the situation changed.  Read more...


Artist's impression of Herod's Palace at Jericho

 

Palaces at Jericho

Bathing was popular among the upper classes; cleanliness was a status symbol. Only the wealthy could be clean all the time. Anyone who worked could not.  Read more...


Jesus and Zacchaeus, by Soichi Watanabe

 

Jesus at Jericho

Zacchaeus was a tax-collector, a quisling, a collaborator who gave his services to the enemy - in this case the Romans. Yet Jesus invited himself to dinner!  
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blindness

 

Bible Study Guide

'The way I see it, I'm just collecting the taxes to protect the people of Jericho. But last week something happened to make me think...'  Finish Zacharias' story. Read more...


Icon of the Good Shepherd

 

Jericho Resources

'When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed'. Read more...



Aerial view of excavations of the Palace of Herod at Jericho

 

Jericho Photo Gallery