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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Jericho is the type site of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPN A) and B. The habitation has been classed into several phases:
Jericho was occupied during Neolithic 2 and the general character of the remains on the site link it culturally with Neolithic 2 sites in the West Syrian and Middle Euphrates groups.
Jericho is mentioned in the Jewish Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament), over 70 times.
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 Jericho (town) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Jericho (town)
But it was too isolated to be able to rely in an emergency on the help of friendly cities, and consequently it was, from a very remote age, surrounded by defensive walls; both history and archaeology agree that the city was frequently destroyed.
Early in the 20th century, German excavators discovered the defensive ramparts of the old city of Jericho and their evidence, including the traces of destruction and of fire, seemed to corroborate the biblical story.
The ruins of the walls are situated near the modern village of Ariha (Arabic form of Jericho), on a low mound at the foot of the western plateau.
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 Jericho - Wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Jericho is a city in Palestine on the west bank of the Jordan River (currently in the territory of the West Bank).
The present city was captured by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.
It was the first city to be handed by Israel to the Palestinian Authority in 1994, in accordance with the Gaza and Jericho Agreement.
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 Joshua - Wikipedia Light!
Jericho was the first city the Hebrews met on their journey into Canaan.
Jericho was, according to the book of Joshua chapter 6, emptied and burned to the ground.
Alike in bringing the people into Canaan, in his wars, and in the distribution of the land among the tribes, from the miraculous crossing of Jordan and taking of Jericho to his last address, he was the embodiment of his new name, 'Jehovah is help.' To this outward calling his character also corresponded.
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Jericho 's 3.1/9 was down a bit from last week's 3.2/9; CBS has ordered a full season of the freshman show.
Chris Jericho became a wrestling fan when he was a young boy, watching television with his grandmother in the family room on Saturday nights.
Our Featured Jericho article on Jericho Category: Jericho The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 This article is about the city in the West Bank.
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 Jericho - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Jericho
And what's more -- if I was one of them I would see a man in Jericho before I would drop my business and come to him for the rub- bing of an old tin lamp.
Suppose you tell him you wish to go from Hamburg to Peking by the way of Jericho, and are ignorant of routes and prices-- the next morning he will hand you a piece of paper with the whole thing worked out on it to the last detail.
I was the more flattered because I am not a vain man, and am not, like some, accustomed to take hearts as the Israelites took Jericho with the blast of one's own trumpet.
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 Jordan Valley Encyclopedia Article @ Forcibly.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It is noted as the line of demarcation between the "two tribes and the half tribe" settled to the east (Numbers 34:15) and the "nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh" that, led by Joshua, settled to the west (Josh.
Opposite Jericho it was called "the Jordan of Jericho" (Num.
The Jordan has a number of fords, and one of them is famous as the place where many Ephraimites were slain by Jephthah (Judges 12:5-6).
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famous siege of Jericho, claiming that it was circled seven times by the, well...
plains of Jericho; und when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the, well...
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 stone, Joshua, Category, Neolithic, Israeli, Israel, Biblical, skulls, hotel, Hebrew, years, walls, rooms - Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Jericho (Arabic ; ʼArīḥā; Hebrew ; Standard Hebrew Yəriḥo; Tiberian Hebrew Yərîḫô, Yərîḥô, Greek Ίεριχώ = Ίερή ηχώ, HierÄ“ Ä“chō - Holy echo) is a town in the West Bank, near the Jordan River.
Owned by the Palestine Investment Fund, as well as foreign investors including Austrian financier Martin Shlaff and South African financier Cyril Kern, and operated by Casinos Austria, the project was the largest private employer in the West Bank with over 1000 local and foreign workers (mainly croupiers).
Dieser Artikel basiert auf dem Artikel Jericho aus der freien Enzyklo.
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 Jericho (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jericho, an ancient city in the West Bank, with historical and Biblical significance.
Jericho, Greater Manchester, a district of Bury, in the United Kingdom
Jericho (radio), the afternoon host on WXEG 103.9 in Dayton, OH "Jericho" is sometimes used in colloquial phrases to mean somewhere far away: at that moment, I wished him to Jericho
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 Spirit - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Similarly, the Chinese language uses the term "breath" to refer to the spirit.
Legend has it that God gave Joshua the word to use to make the walls of Jericho fall down.
The sound is celebrated among all warriors of the world in one variation or another as their war cry.
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 West Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
East Jerusalem is not recognized by Israel as a separate entity from western Jerusalem as Jerusalem as a whole is currently claimed to be part of the Israeli capital.
Jericho, an oasis town in the Jordan Valley, is one of the oldest cities on Earth.
Outside Jericho, Nabi Musa is an austere, colonnaded mosque built by a Mamluk sultan at the place where Moses is reportedly buried, according to the Muslims.
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 Slavery Encyclopedia Article @ Accorded.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slavery is the social and legal designation of specific persons, usually captives or prisoners (or their descendants), as property or chattel, for the purpose of providing labor and services for the owner without the right of the slave to refuse, leave or gain compensation beyond room and board and clothing.
An example of slavery is thought to have existed in the walled town of Jericho which was established around 10,000 BC.
The settlers of Jericho were plagued by roaming hunting and gathering bands, which they killed or captured.
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 Informat.io on Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On September 16, 1998, a medium-sized casino (35 tables (later increased several times) and 220 slot machines) and hotel (220 rooms), jointly called Oasis, were opened on the southern outskirts of Jericho.
The casino/hotel was supposed to be the first stage of the Jericho Resort Village including a convention center, golf course, a cultural activities center and a cable car to the Mount of Temptation.
Many of the Canaanite cities were destroyed during 16th century BC at the end of the Middle Bronze Age, and such traces have been found in Jericho by three different excavations.
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 Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Jericho, Episode 5: You Fought Hard And You Saved And You Earned…There are a couple of legitimately funny moments in the episode, starting with the power coming back on in “Jericho” and BTO’s “Taking Care of Business” playing loudly.
Jericho: Episode 5Also creepy is there seems to be no US government anymore and Hawkins set up a fake podium feed so the Jericho community won't panic.
Jericho: That secret website and ip addressLast night on Jericho, we saw Robert Hawkins going to a secret website via satellite uplink after power had been restored.
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 Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
An ancient synagogue was discovered in Jericho in 1936.
The walls of Jericho crumble as the priest blows his horn in this illustration from a 14th century Icelandic manuscript.
Jericho (أريحا/יריחו) • Ma'ale Adummim (מעלה אדומים) • Nablus (نابلس/שׁכם) • Qalqilyah (قلقيلية/קלקיליה) • Ramallah (رام الله/רמאללה) • Salfit (سلفيت/סלפית) • Tulkarm (طولكرم/טול כרם)
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 Jericho (disambiguation): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Jericho is also the name of some places in the United States of America, presumably named for the place in the Middle East:
There is also a place called Jericho[?] in Queensland, Australia
Jericho[?] is also a model of semi-automatic handgun produced by Israel Military Industries (IMI).
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 Grand Slam - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
In professional wrestling, especially World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a Grand Slam winner is an athlete who wins every single title/championship that is available to him or her (meaning that a wrestler has to win every single championship in any category that he qualified in).
Grand Slam bomb was a larger version of the Tallboy bunker buster bomb developed by Barnes Wallis in World War II for the RAF.
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 Miracle - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Therefore some explained that miracles were in fact natural events that had been set up by God at the beginning of time.
In this view, when the walls of Jericho fell, it was not because God directly brought them down.
Rather, God planned that there would be an earthquake at that place and time, so that the city would fall to the Israelites.
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Sharing similar religious beliefs with Jews and Christians, Muslims consider the land west of (but not limited to) the Jordan River to be Sacred as mentioned in the Qur'an, (5:20-21).
Early Islamic tradition by Az-Zujaj describes Holy Land as "Damascus, Palestine, and a bit of Jordan", and by Qatada as "the Levant (ash-Sham)" and by Maad ibn Jabal as "the area between al-Arish and the Euphrates", and by Ibn Abbas as "the land of Jericho".
Muslims also consider the depression below Mount Sinai, also known as the Tuwa, to be sacred as mentioned in the Qur'an (20:12).
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 Jericho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
:''For other meanings of the word Jericho, see: Jericho (disambiguation) Jericho (Arabic &1571;&1585;&1610;&1581;&1575; &702;Ar&299;&7717;&257;; Hebrew &1497;&1456;&1512;&1460;&1497;&1495;&1493;&1465;, Standard Hebrew Y&601;ri&7717;o, Tiberian Hebrew Y&601;rî&7723;ô, Y&601;rî&7717;ô) is a town in the West Bank, near the west bank of the Jordan River.
1550-1150 BC) Jericho with rest of the cities of Canaan was a vassal to Egyptian empire.
Many of the Canaan cities were destroyed during 13th century BC, But such traces have not been found in Jericho.
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 Philosopher King - Uncyclopedia
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They attained a modicum of popularity in the tr00 progressive necrodeath vikingcore arena, although at the peak of their popularity, their frontman Jericho Levantine left the band to start up a career as an exotic dancer and form his own musical project, the math-rap group Zoloft.
After Jason Levantine's departure, the Philosopher Kings radically changed their sound after Lord Byron East was sick in bed and had a cold.
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 Joshua - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In this role, he led the Israelites across the Jordan into the Hebrew "promised land".
The first major battle was in Jericho, which he took by ordering his host to march arch around the city for seven days, whereupon the city walls fell.
When he was "old and stricken in age" Joshua convened the elders and chiefs of the Israelites and exhorted them to have no fellowship with the native population.
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 Gaza Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
With the onset of the Palestinian uprising known as the intifada in 1987, Gaza became a center of political unrest and confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians, and economic conditions in the city worsened.
In September 1993, leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords calling for Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho, which was implemented in May 1994.
Most of the Israeli forces left Gaza, leaving a new Palestinian Authority to administer and police the city, along with the rest of the Gaza Strip.
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