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A:The Book of Joshua (chapter 6) tells of the Israelites marching around the walls of Jericho seven times, but does not tell us the length of each march or how long it took. We therefore can not say from a biblical perspective how long the march was.

Archaeologists tell us that the city of Jericho was finally abandoned after an earthquake damamged the walls approximately 1550 BCE, and that there was only a small, unwalled village at the site when The Bible says the Israelites arrived. So, from a historical perspective the march did not take place. Over 80 per cent of scholars are reported to believe there was no military conquest of Canaan as described in the Bible.

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How long did it take israel march around Jericho seven times?

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According to the biblical account in the Book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city for seven days, blowing trumpets and shouting. On the seventh day, after the seventh march around the city, the walls collapsed, allowing the Israelites to conquer Jericho.


What were two likely results of the strange marches around Jericho by Israel for seven days?

A:This is a question that takes us outside biblical tradition into the worlds of science psychology and history. The science of archaeology tells us that Jericho was abandoned around 1550 BCE, so we can say that the biblical Israelite attack is not historical. However, legends are often based on some element of truth, and so it seems to be with the story of Joshua's attack on Jericho, in which he ordered the Israelites to march around the walls of Jericho for seven days. This is apparently based on a real event, when an invading army marched around the walls of the city of Megiddo, day after day. At first, the defenders followed around on the wall, waiting for the attack to commence. When no attack took place, they simply stopped following the opposing forces around the walls. At this point, the invaders attacked, meeting little organised resistance. This real event shows the likely result of the strange marches.


How long did it take to go around the wall of Jericho one time?

According to the biblical account in the Book of Joshua, it took the Israelites six days to march around the walls of Jericho once each day, and on the seventh day, they circled the city seven times before the walls collapsed. The specific duration of each circuit is not detailed, but it can be inferred that the daily march was a significant undertaking, likely taking several hours.


Seven times they marched around town and lo the walls came tumbling down?

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How many miles did Joshua walk around Jericho?

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What was the distance around the walls of Jericho?

Oh, dude, the distance around the walls of Jericho was about 1,000 meters. They were like, "Hey, let's march around this place seven times and see what happens." Spoiler alert: the walls came tumbling down. So, like, they didn't need to worry about measuring the distance after that.