G ospel in eography Jericho 1 Palestine in

G ospel in eography Jericho 1

Palestine in the days of Christ Where are these places ? 01 Mediterranean Sea 02 Sea of Galilee 03 Nazareth 04 Mt Carmel 05 Judea 06 Sychar 07 Idumea 08 Bethlehem 09 Wise men – East 10 Egypt 11 Galilee 12 Jerusalem 12 Jordan 14 Betharabah 15 Cana 15 Capernaum 17 Gennesaret 18 Dalmanutha 19 Nain 20 Gergesa 21 Bethsaida 22 Phoenicia 23 Tyre 24 Sidon 25 Decapolis 26 Caesarea Philippi 27 Mt Hermon 28 Samaria 29 Jericho 30 Bethphage 31 Bethany 32 Gethsemane 33 Cyrene 34 Arimathea 35 Golgotha 36 Emmaus 37 Mt Olives 38 Dead Sea 2

Palestine Region NI . Mt Hermon . Caesarea Philippi OE . PH Tyre . CIA Sidon . . . Sychar. Jericho. Arimathea. Jericho Bethphage. . Betharabah. Emmaus Jerusalem. . Bethany Bethlehem. JUDEA Bethsaida GALILEE Capernaum Gergesa Gennesaret Sea of Galilee Mt Carmel Dalmanutha Cana Nain Nazareth DECAPOLIS Samaria IDU Jerusalem Gethsemane Golgotha Mt Olives Wise men – East Dead Sea t yp g E ME A Jordan River Mediterranean Sea 3

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We will study this section when we study the Old Testament in Geography 6

Jordan River Dead Sea 7

Gospel in Geography Mark 10: 46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 8

Jericho Je ric ho Jericho: Jesus healed a blind man while passing through Jericho (Luke 18: 35 -43)This city was historically quite significant, particularly during Old Testament times. 9

• Joshua sent spies across the Jordan to the city of Jericho (2: 1) 10

Gospel in Geography Joshua 2: 1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho. " So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. 11

• Joshua sent spies across the Jordan to the city of Jericho (2: 1) • Spies learned that the people of Jericho were terrified 12

Jericho from the South 13

Jericho The Old Testament city is in the distance and is the city Joshua destroyed. In Jesus’ day a new center had been constructed on the Wadi banks in the foreground. 14

Jericho After Jerusalem, Jericho is the most excavated site in Israel. Charles Warren in 1868 sank several shafts but concluded that nothing was to be found. He actually missed the Neolithic tower by a meter. Germans excavated starting in 1907 and found the tower. 15

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Jericho Excavations 19

Jericho Today 20

Jericho Hotels Today 21

Jericho Hotels Today 22

Let’s take a side trip to the Old Testament Where the children of Israel conquered Palestine The Conquest 23

What do you know about these cities or areas or rivers? Moab Dibon Jahaz Arnon River Jabbok River Bashan Edrei Mt Nebo Gilgal Jericho Ai Mt Ebal C O N Q U E S T Mt Gerizim Gibeon Makkedah Libnah Lachish Gezer - King Eglon Hebron Debir Gaza Meron Hazor 24

Land of Israel Conquest of the land of Israel 25

Land of Israel Merom . . Hazor. Edrei . . Mt Ebal Mt Gerizim . . . Jericho Gezer. Gibeon. . Makkedah Libnah. Gaza. . Hebron. Lachish. Eglon. Debir Gilgal Ai BASHAN . Jabbok River. Mt Nebo. Dibon. Jahaz. Arnon River MOAB Conquest of the land of Israel 26

• • • Moab Dibon Jahaz Arnon River Jabbok River Bashan Edrei Mt Nebo Gilgal Jericho Ai Mt Ebal C O N Q U E S T • • • Mt Gerizim Gibeon Makkedah Libnah Lachish Gezer - King Eglon Hebron Debir Gaza Merom Hazor 27

Land of Israel Conquest of the land of Israel 28

Land of Israel Merom . . Hazor. Edrei . . Mt Ebal Mt Gerizim . . . Jericho Gibeon. Gezer. . Makkedah Libnah. . Hebron. Lachish. Eglon. Debir Gilgal Ai Gaza . BASHAN . Jabbok River. Mt Nebo. Dibon. Jahaz. Arnon River MOAB Conquest of the land of Israel 29

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