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Jericho
Jericho (Arabic: Arīḥā), West Bank, USA West Bank: one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is said to be derived from the Hebrew equivalent of yaréakh ‘moon’ or ‘month’, indicating perhaps some lunar cult. To the Canaanites it was Riha ‘the moon’ and to the Arabs later on as Arīḥā. Biblical Jericho is known as Tel es‐Sultan ‘Hill of the Sultan’ at the perennial spring of Ain es‐Sultan ‘Spring of the Sultan’ or Ain Alisha ‘Spring of Alisha’. The Book of Joshua 6 tells how Jericho was the first town captured by the Israelites c.1250 bc after they had spent years in the wilderness; the walls fell to the sound of their priests' trumpets. The Romans called it Hierichous.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jericho." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jericho." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Jericho.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jericho." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Jericho.html |
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Jericho
Jericho Ancient city of Palestine, on the West Bank of the River Jordan, n of the Dead Sea. It is one of the earliest known sites of continuous settlement, dating from c.9000 bc. According to the Old Testament, Joshua captured Jericho from the Canaanites (c.300 bc). The city was destroyed and Herod the Great built a new city to the south. In 1993, following the Israel-PLO peace agreement, Jericho was selected as the centre for Palestinian self-rule. It lies in an agricultural area, producing citrus fruit and dates. Pop. (1997) 32,713.
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"Jericho." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jericho." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Jericho.html "Jericho." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Jericho.html |
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Jericho
Jericho a town in Palestine, in the West Bank north of the Dead Sea, which has been occupied from at least 9000 bc. According to the Bible, Jericho was a Canaanite city destroyed by the Israelites after they crossed the Jordan into the Promised Land; its walls were flattened by the shout of the army and the blast of the trumpets.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jericho." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jericho." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jericho.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jericho." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jericho.html |
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Jericho
Jericho (modern Tell esSultan). Ancient city which (according to the account in Joshua 6) succumbed to the conquest of Joshua and the Israelites with a dramatic fall of the walls at the sound of the trumpets, and with a complete destruction.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jericho.html JOHN BOWKER. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jericho.html |
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Jericho
Jericho uninc. town (1990 pop. 13,141), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. Chiefly residential, Jericho has some light industries. |
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"Jericho." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jericho." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-JerichoUS.html "Jericho." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-JerichoUS.html |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Jericho.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jericho." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Jericho.html |
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Jericho
Jericho •tacho, taco, tobacco, wacko
•blanco, Franco
•churrasco, fiasco, Tabasco
•Arco, Gran Chaco, mako
•art deco, dekko, echo, Eco, El Greco, gecko, secco
•flamenco, Lysenko, Yevtushenko
•alfresco, fresco, Ionesco
•Draco, shako
•Biko, Gromyko, pekoe, picot, Puerto Rico, Tampico
•sicko, thicko, tricot, Vico
•ginkgo, pinko, stinko
•cisco, disco, Disko, Morisco, pisco, San Francisco
•zydeco • magnifico • calico • Jellicoe
•haricot • Jericho • Mexico • simpatico
•politico • portico
•psycho, Tycho
•Morocco, Rocco, sirocco, socko
•bronco
•Moscow, roscoe
•Rothko
•coco, cocoa, loco, moko, Orinoco, poco, rococo
•osso buco • Acapulco
•Cuzco, Lambrusco
•bucko, stucco
•bunco, junco, unco
•guanaco • Monaco • turaco • Turco
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"Jericho." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jericho." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jericho.html "Jericho." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jericho.html |
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