Jericho (Ariha), Also Ariha, Jericho

City

CityAlso Ariha, Jericho

Jericho (Ariha)أريحا

One of the oldest towns on earth, an oasis by the Jordan just north of the Dead Sea.

Many commentators say Jericho was 'the town' Bani Israil were told to enter humbly, saying 'Hittah', 'relieve us of our burdens' (2:58), and that Yusha' took it after the forty years of wandering. Some of them changed the word they were told to say and were punished (2:59).

What does the Quran say?

Who lived here?

Yusha ibn Nun

Who else is linked?

MusaBani Israil

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People named in the Quran and the hadith, the Prophet's ﷺ family and Companions, scholars, rulers, the nations of the Quran, the world's empires and the places where it all happened. Where scholars differ, each entry says so.

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