Jericho is one of oldest known urban areas. Situated in
Palestine in the North of the Dead Sea, on a hillside
of the Jordan Rift Valley, this site marked the
biblical history thanks to a famous episode. In the
XIIIth century before Christ, Josué, the Hebrew leader
of the dissident people cananéen and the Moses?
friend, sets out to conquer the country of Canaan. By
approaching Jericho, the inhabitants of which take
refuge behind robust bulwarks, made Josué resound his
trumpets and succeeds sup...(+)
Jericho is one of oldest known urban areas. Situated in
Palestine in the North of the Dead Sea, on a hillside
of the Jordan Rift Valley, this site marked the
biblical history thanks to a famous episode. In the
XIIIth century before Christ, Josué, the Hebrew leader
of the dissident people cananéen and the Moses?
friend, sets out to conquer the country of Canaan. By
approaching Jericho, the inhabitants of which take
refuge behind robust bulwarks, made Josué resound his
trumpets and succeeds supernaturally in
destroying(annulling) the enemy defenses before
sacrificing them mercilessly. What is the part of the
historic truth of this legend, simple earthquake? The
historians do not stop wondering about the question.