Ai Of Jericho

Joshua 102 that they were very afraid because Gibeon was a great city as one of the royal cities and because it was greater than Ai and all its men were mighty. The Canaanite city of Ai was the second city conquered by Joshua.

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But Jehovah said to Joshua See I have given Jericho to you with its king and its able warriors.

Ai of jericho. The next city to conquer was Ai. Joshua - Jericho and Ai. What was to be an easier task turned out to be a sheer defeat. He misjudged its defences and its defenders resulting in a defeat at first.

Now Jericho had closed its gates because of the Israelites and no one went in or out. Thus you and I have a threefold enemy robbing us of our possessions. The region around Ai became part of the land given to the tribe of Benjamin in the distribution of the Promised Land Ezra 228. Finally they get to go and conquer the city of Jericho.

1 Jericho represents the world. When the Bible speaks of the walls of Jericho falling down the original Hebrew wording carries the idea of the walls falling below themselves. They decided that the entire army was not even needed to tackle Ai and only three thousand were sent up the hill to do battle. Following the Battle of Jericho Joshua attacked the Ai fortress.

Ai was the second Canaanite city taken by Israel in its conquest of the Promised Land the first being the great victory at the battle of Jericho. The total straight line distance between Jericho and Ai is 14626 KM kilometers and 93208 meters. Josh 513-627 Shortly after crossing the River Jordan the Israelites launch their attack on the Canaanite city of Jericho in April in c1406BC see 2 on Map 48. Our secondstudy afortnight ago The life and time of Joshua preparation and crossing of Jordan Many reasons for the people to doubt but clear instruction to Be strong and of a.

Nonetheless the story of the destruction of Jericho Ai and Hazor around 1400 BC is consistent with what is known from archaeological excavations.

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