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A:According to Joshua chapter 8, Joshua destroyed the city of Ai after having captured and destroyed Jericho. However, the city of Ai did not exist at the time of Joshua. It had not existed for eight centuries before The Bible says that Joshua conquered it, having been abandoned in ruins around 2200 BCE. The very name Ai means 'Ruins', the name eventually given to the site by the Hebrew people because they never knew its old name and only ever knew it literally as ruins. Archaeologists say that neither Jericho nor Ai was conquered or destroyed by the Israelites.
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What happened to the city of Jericho after the Priest blew the Trumpets?

According to the Bible story in the Book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho fell down after the priests blew their trumpets and the Israelites shouted. The city was then conquered and destroyed by the Israelites.


What was the first city Joshua conquered?

According to the Book of Joshua, Jericho was the first city that he conquered, followed by Ai. However, archaeologists are certain that there was no city of Jericho or of Ai in the Later Bronze Age period attributed to the conquests. Either he conquered some other city or, as more than 80 percent of scholars say, there never really was a military conquest of the Promised Land.


Why did Joshua set fire to Jericho?

God had promised the Land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants. Jericho was in the Land of Israel and Joshua was leading Abraham's descendants. Since Joshua feared the Lord, God gave him control of the city of Jericho provided that he follow God's orders on how to besiege it. He follows the orders and conquers the city.


What was the first city in canaan taken by the Israelites?

The first city in Canaan taken by the Israelites was Jericho, as described in the biblical account in the book of Joshua. The Israelites marched around the city for seven days before its walls fell down, allowing them to conquer it.


Did Joshua have any sons?

The Bible doesn't mention a wife or children for Joshua, however in Joshua 24:15 he does say "...But as for me and my house(household), we shall serve the LORD (YHWH)..", possibly implying that there WAS a family??

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What happened to the city of Jericho after the Priest blew the Trumpets?

According to the Bible story in the Book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho fell down after the priests blew their trumpets and the Israelites shouted. The city was then conquered and destroyed by the Israelites.


Who destroyed Jericho?

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The Book of Joshua tells us that Joshua was the leader of the Israelites when he brought down the wall of Jericho merely by having his men march around the city and make a great noise. Archaeologists say that the city had been abandoned a century before the time attributed to Joshua and that there were no walls for Joshua to bring down. They also say there was no military conquest of Jericho, as described in the Bible, at any time in the second millennium BCE.