Walls in the ancient city of Jericho, during the 1907 - 1909 excavations of Tell es-Sultan and Tulul Abu el-'Alayiq by German archeologists Ernst Sellin and Carl Watzinger, circa 1909.

The proof is at Jericho — the real Jericho, not the storied place of the Bible but the historical site, known today as Tell es-Sultan (Hill of the Sultan), located in the modern-day West Bank.

The Battle of Jericho, as described in the Bible's Book of Joshua, marked the first battle fought in the Israelites' conquest of Canaan. The battle is famous for the triumphant fall of Jericho's ...

The walls of Jericho did come tumbling down as recounted in the Bible, according to an archaeological study. “When we compare the archaeological evidence at Jericho with the biblical narrative ...

Facing the impenetrable walls and fierce soldiers of the fortress Jericho, the poorly armed followers enact God’s improbable plan, which commands their priests to lead a procession around the ...