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Jericho
The fortified city whose walls fell as Israel marched around it, the first conquest in the promised land.
As Israel entered Canaan, God commanded them to march around Jericho for seven days. On the seventh, the walls collapsed at the people’s shout.
Rahab, who hid the spies, was spared. Jericho became a symbol of victory won by faith and obedience rather than military might.
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