King Solomon went to Gibeon to offer a sacrifice. He went there because that was the most important high place. [15] Solomon offered 1,000 offerings on that altar.
To answer this question, Jesus said, “A man was going down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Some robbers surrounded him. They tore off his clothes and beat him. Then the robbers left the man lying there on the ground. He was almost dead.
Then the northern border went to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah. The border continued to the stone of Bohan. (Bohan was the son of Reuben).
The northern border started at the Jordan River. The border went along the northern edge of Jericho. Then the border went west into the hill country. The border continued until it was just east of Beth Aven.
Then the border went to the northern part of Beth Hoglah and ended at the north shore of the Dead Sea. This is where the Jordan River flows into that sea. That was the southern border.
Joshua son of Nun and all the people were camped at Acacia. [1] Joshua sent out two spies. No one knew that Joshua sent out these men. Joshua said to the men, “Go and look at the land, especially the city of Jericho.”
The city of Jericho was closed. The people in the city were afraid because the people of Israel were near. No one went in the city and no one came out of the city.
The Kenite people left the City of Palm Trees (Jericho) and went with the men of Judah. Those people went to the Desert of Judah to live with the people there. This was in the Negev [8] near the city Arad. (The Kenite people were from the family of Moses’ father-in-law.)