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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Jericho
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Jericho
Jericho is a city near the Jordan, which walls famously fall when Joshua has the Israelites march around it (Josh 6). Although Joshua curses anyone who would rebuilt the city (6:26), Hiel of Bethel does it anyway, at dear cost, during the days of king Ahab (1 Ki 16:34). But apparently, Jericho had remained to exist between its destruction and its revival (Josh 16:1, 7; 2 Sam 10:5). Perhaps the ruins remained a landmark, or perhaps a new settlement grew out of the same reasons that spawned the old Jericho. The rebuilt Jericho is visited by Elisha (2 Ki 2:5), and Jesus on more than one occasion (Mat 20:29; Luke 19). Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, is captured there (2 Ki 25:5), and is taken to Babylon after horrible torture. Some 345 men of Jericho who return from the Babylonian exile go back to Jericho (Ezra 2:34) and help with the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Neh 3:2). |
(riah 2131) meaning smell, scent, accept. Jericho is called the City Of The Palms (Deut 24:3) and apparently its district was 'abounding in palms, rose-gardens, balsam, etc' (
(yareah 913a) meaning moon as time indicator; month (see the name
