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Jericho » A city » Lived » Rahab » Harlot
By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, after she welcomed the spies in peace.
Jericho » A city » Lived » Sons of » The prophets
The fifty prophets from Jericho saw him and said: The power of Elijah is on Elisha! So they went to meet him and bowed down before him.
Then Elijah said to Elisha: Stay here for Jehovah has ordered me to go to Jericho. But Elisha answered: I swear by my loyalty to the living God Jehovah and to you that I will not leave you. So the two of them went on to Jericho. A group of prophets who lived at Jericho went to Elisha and asked him: Do you know that Jehovah is going to take your master away from you today? Yes, I know, Elisha answered. But let us not talk about it.
Then they returned to Elisha. He waited at Jericho. He said to them: Did I tell you not to go?
Jericho » A city » Lived » Zacchaeus
Jesus passed through Jericho. There was an important, wealthy, chief tax collector called Zacchaeus. He tried to see who Jesus was. Being a short person he could not see over the crowd. read more.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore (fig-mulberry) tree near where he would pass by in order to see him. When Jesus came to the place he looked up at Zacchaeus and said: Come down quickly for today I must visit your home. He hurried down to receive him joyfully. Many in the crowd complained saying: He is staying with a man who is a sinner. Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken. Jesus said to him: Salvation has come to this house today. He is also a son of Abraham. The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore (fig-mulberry) tree near where he would pass by in order to see him. When Jesus came to the place he looked up at Zacchaeus and said: Come down quickly for today I must visit your home. He hurried down to receive him joyfully. Many in the crowd complained saying: He is staying with a man who is a sinner. Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken. Jesus said to him: Salvation has come to this house today. He is also a son of Abraham. The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
Jericho » A city » Lived » Kenites
The children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah to the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad to live with the people.