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The Walls of Jericho Fall

The LORD commands Joshua to have Israel march around the closed city of Jericho once daily for six days, then seven times on the seventh day. After the priests sound the trumpets and the people shout, the wall falls. Israel takes and devotes the city to destruction, while the silver, gold, bronze, and iron are reserved for the LORD’s treasury. Rahab and all who are with her are rescued because she hid the messengers and because of the agreement with the spies. Joshua declares a curse on anyone who rebuilds Jericho, and the LORD is with Joshua.

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Joshua leads the priests, armed men, and people of Israel in a quiet procession with the ark and trumpets around Jericho’s standing wall during the first six days.

The Quiet March Around Jericho

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Joshua, the priests, and the people of Israel at Jericho’s wall during the seventh circuit, with trumpets sounding and the people shouting as the wall falls.

The Seventh Circuit and Trumpet Blast

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Rahab and Her Household Are Brought to Safety from The Walls of Jericho Fall Bible coloring page

Rahab and Her Household Are Brought to Safety

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Joshua leads Israel’s organized procession before Jericho’s closed city, with armed men, seven priests carrying trumpets, the ark of the covenant, and a rear guard.

The Command to March Around the Closed City

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Joshua 6:1-27

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