Sacred Atlas

Bible Place Guide

Jericho in the Bible

Conquest memory, Zacchaeus, Bartimaeus, and the road down from Jerusalem. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationJordan Valley, Palestinian Territories / West Bank
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs24

High confidence

Modern identification

Jericho - Jordan Valley, Palestinian Territories / West Bank

Coordinates31.8717, 35.4446
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Joshua 6Mark 10:46-52Luke 19:1-10Num 22:1Num 26:3Num 26:63Num 31:12Num 33:48Num 33:50Num 34:15Num 35:1Num 36:13Deut 32:49Deut 34:1Deut 34:3Josh 2:1Josh 2:2Josh 2:3Josh 2:7Josh 2:13Josh 3:16Josh 4:13Josh 4:19Josh 5:10

Why this place is in the atlas

Conquest memory, Zacchaeus, Bartimaeus, and the road down from Jerusalem.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Jericho Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Conquest memory, Zacchaeus, Bartimaeus, and the road down from Jerusalem. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a231f80, urlSlug: jericho-1, friendlyId: Jericho 1 OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.871719, longitude: 35.444564, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Jordan Valley Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Joshua 6, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 19:1-10, Num 22:1 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Conquest era, c. AD 30: Jesus passes through Jericho Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium