Jericho by the Jordan River was a strategic oasis city, central to Joshua’s conquest and to key events in Jesus’ ministry.
A Firm Answer on the Exodus and Jericho: Why 1446 B.C.E. and 1406 B.C.E. Still Stand
Scripture’s own chronology, joined to Jericho’s archaeological pattern, fixes the Exodus at 1446 B.C.E. and Jericho’s fall at 1406 B.C.E.

