How tall and wide were the walls of Jericho?

Answer 1

AnswerJericho is a very ancient city and it had high walls on several occasions long prior to the late bronze age, the period when the Israelite army is supposed to have caused the walls to fall. However, the city had been abandoned centuries before the time attributed to Joshua, and the Middle Bronze Age walls that pre-date the Israelite period have now been dated to approximatley 1550 BCE.

There were no walls for Joshua to breach, and scholars say that at most there was just a small mud-brick village on the site of the former city. So, on the basis of archaeological evidence, it is not possible to state any dimensions for the walls during the fifteenth to thirteenth centuries BCE - the relevant period.

Answer 2

The Israelites were led by Joshua to lay siege to the City of Jericho. God told Joshua to take the army and march around the city once every day for six days. After that - on day seven - they were told to march around the city seven times and that the priests were required to blow their trumpets as the people shouted. This caused the walls of the city to collapse. The full story can be found in the book of Joshua, chapter six, verses 1-27.

Answer 3

Joshua chapter 6. See also:

More about the conquest of Jericho

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Answer 4

The walls of Jericho were the outer walls surrounding the ancient city, which miraculously fell in front of Joshua and the Israelites (Joshua ch.6).

Answer 5

Its thickness is about the size of 6 horses combined

Answer 6

A minimum of two thousand feet.

Answer 7

Joshua Chapter 6