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    What Is the Fall of Jericho — In Biblical Context

    The fall of Jericho was the miraculous conquest of Canaan's first city, when Israel marched around its walls for seven days and they collapsed at a trumpet blast.

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    The fall of Jericho was the miraculous conquest of Canaan's first city, when Israel marched around its walls for seven days and they collapsed at a trumpet blast.

    "So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city." Joshua 6:20 (KJV)

    The Biblical Context

    Jericho was the first city Israel faced after crossing the Jordan into the Promised Land. Its walls were massive and its gates were securely barred. But the LORD gave Joshua a strange battle plan: march around the city once a day for six days, with seven priests blowing rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day, march around seven times, then have all the people shout. Israel obeyed in faith. On the seventh circuit of the seventh day, the priests blew the trumpets, the people shouted with a great shout, and 'the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.' Only Rahab and her family were spared, as promised because she had hidden the Israelite spies. The fall of Jericho teaches that God's power, not military strategy, wins His battles. The weapons are obedience, faith, and praise — and the walls that oppose God's people cannot stand.

    Where It Sits in Scripture

    The core passage for this question, Joshua 6:20, sits inside Joshua 6. To grasp the full meaning, read the surrounding paragraph — the verses before set up the thought, the verses after carry it forward.

    "So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city."
    Joshua 6:20 (KJV)

    Supporting Passages

    Joshua 6:2
    "And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour."
    Hebrews 11:30
    "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days."

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