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‘And the Walls Came Tumbling Down’ – The History and Historicity of the Biblical Account of Jericho

Khalid Elhassan May 16, 2025 16 min

Jericho - Depiction of the Old Testament's description of Jericho's walls miraculously falling down — Depiction of the Old Testament's description of Jericho's walls miraculously falling down. Pinterest

8. Tell es-Sultan: The Site of Ancient Jericho

The ruins of ancient Jericho are located at Tell es-Sultan, near the modern city of Jericho. It is one of the world’s most significant archaeological sites, and offers a window into early human civilization. Located in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank, this site has been a focal point for understanding the development of human societies over millennia.

Tell es-Sultan is situated near the Ein es-Sultan spring, a continuous water source for thousands of years. That perennial spring made the area an attractive location for early human settlement, and explains why it became one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on Earth.

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Khalid Elhassan

A lifelong history buff, I developed a particular passion for WW2 history as a child, when I spent hours listening to my grandfather, enraptured, as he recounted his wartime experiences in the British East African Campaign and with the British 8th Army in North Africa.

I graduated with a history BA from George Mason University, then went on to get a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. After lawyering for a decade, I moved to sunny Rio de Janeiro and a less demanding career, opening a tourism agency in Copacabana.

A big chunk of my free time is spent blogging (you can follow me on Quora https://www.quora.com/profile/Khalid-Elhassan ) or freelance writing, mostly about my favorite subject, history.