Nisan 26 – Jericho – Day 5 – Today in the Bible

Nisan 26 – Jericho – Day 5

May 4, 2024

Nisan 26, 5784; from sunset May 3, 2024, to sunset May 4, 2024

This is the name Yehoshua (Joshua); Joshua means “The LORD Saves.” The top image was written ~2,000 years ago and was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The bottom image was written ~1,000 years ago and is from the Aleppo Codex (the Crown of Aleppo). The top image was written on a scroll, possibly in Qumran, near the Dead Sea. The bottom is in a bound manuscript, written in Tiberias, near the Sea of Galilee, which later made its way to Aleppo (Syria). The Aleppo Codex is now housed in the Shrine of the Book alongside the Dead Sea Scrolls.

We’re continuing our remembrance of Joshua and the nation of Israel as they perform their daily march around the city of Jericho.

…the priests took up the ark of the LORD. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding…they marched around the city once and returned to the camp… – Joshua 6:12-14 (NIB)

The name Jericho in Hebrew is pronounced like “Yericho.” Yericho is generally thought to originate in either the Canaanite word “Re’ach” which means “fragrant” – or “Yare’ach” which is the Canaanite word for “moon.” Yericho was the center of worship of the lunar deity “Yarikh.” Yericho is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the city with the oldest known protective wall in the world. (Wikipedia)

We like to invite you to join us tomorrow for our take on the meaning of the name Jericho.

To read all of our posts about Joshua, please click on the image above.