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'''Jericho''' was a city in the Jordan valley. | '''Jericho''' was a city in the Jordan valley. | ||
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The old Jericho was abandoned after the Babylonian invasion, and settlement moved from the mound to the irrigated oasis. The city developed during the Hasmonean and the Herodian periods, around a complex of royal buildings. | The old Jericho was abandoned after the Babylonian invasion, and settlement moved from the mound to the irrigated oasis. The city developed during the Hasmonean and the Herodian periods, around a complex of royal buildings. | ||
It was in a swimming pool at Jericho that [[Aristobulus III]] was murdered by order of [[Herod the Great]]. Jericho is also mentioned in the New Testament in relation to some events of the life of Jesus and as the setting of the parable of the Good Samaritan. | It was in a swimming pool at Jericho that [[Aristobulus III]] was murdered by order of [[Herod the Great]]. Jericho is also mentioned in the New Testament in relation to some events of the life of [[Jesus of Nazareth]] and as the setting of the parable of the Good Samaritan. | ||
With the [[Jewish War]] the city declined rapidly and hosted a small Roman garrison and a fort, which played a role in the suppression of the Bar-Kokhba revolt. | With the [[Jewish War]] the city declined rapidly and hosted a small Roman garrison and a fort, which played a role in the suppression of the [[Bar-Kokhba]] revolt. | ||
==Jericho in ancient sources== | ==Jericho in ancient sources== | ||
*See [[Jericho (sources)]] | |||
==Jericho in Scholarship== | ==Jericho in Scholarship== | ||
Significant remains of the Hasmonean and Herodian Jericho still exist. The site was first excavated by [[Charles Warren]] in 1868, followed by A. Noldeke, [[Carl Watzinger]], and [[Ernst Sellin]] (1909-1911), J.L. Kelso and D.C. Baramki (1950); J. Pritchard (1951); | |||
Significant remains of the Hasmonean and Herodian Jericho still exist. The site was first excavated by [[Charles Warren]] in 1868, followed by A. Noldeke, [[Carl Watzinger]], and [[Ernst Sellin]] (1909-1911), J.L. Kelso and D.C. Baramki (1950); J. Pritchard (1951); [[Ehud Netzer]] (after 1971); and others. | |||
==Jericho in Fiction== | ==Jericho in Fiction== | ||
==Related categories== | ==Related categories== | ||
==References== | |||
*'''Jericho''' / [[Oren Gutfeld]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 786-788 | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category: | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Wikipedia] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/jericho.htm BiblePlaces.com] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 28 July 2012
Jericho was a city in the Jordan valley.
History
The old Jericho was abandoned after the Babylonian invasion, and settlement moved from the mound to the irrigated oasis. The city developed during the Hasmonean and the Herodian periods, around a complex of royal buildings.
It was in a swimming pool at Jericho that Aristobulus III was murdered by order of Herod the Great. Jericho is also mentioned in the New Testament in relation to some events of the life of Jesus of Nazareth and as the setting of the parable of the Good Samaritan.
With the Jewish War the city declined rapidly and hosted a small Roman garrison and a fort, which played a role in the suppression of the Bar-Kokhba revolt.
Jericho in ancient sources
Jericho in Scholarship
Significant remains of the Hasmonean and Herodian Jericho still exist. The site was first excavated by Charles Warren in 1868, followed by A. Noldeke, Carl Watzinger, and Ernst Sellin (1909-1911), J.L. Kelso and D.C. Baramki (1950); J. Pritchard (1951); Ehud Netzer (after 1971); and others.
Jericho in Fiction
Related categories
References
- Jericho / Oren Gutfeld / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 786-788
External links
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