This is the name of the place Jericho: An ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israel.
Definition
Ἰερειχώ (T, Ἱερ-; Rec. Ἱεριχώ; cf. Bl., § 3, 4, 4; WH, App., 155), ἡ indecl. (Heb. יְרִיחוֹ),
Jericho: Matthew 20:29, Mark 10:46, Luke 10:30; 18:35; 19:1, Hebrews 11:30.
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- Matthew 20:29Ἰεριχὼ · JerichoAs they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
- Mark 10:46 (2×)Ἰεριχώ · Jericho; Ἰεριχὼ · JerichoNext, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
- Luke 10:30Ἰεριχὼ · JerichoJesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
- Luke 18:35Ἰεριχὼ · JerichoAs Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
- Luke 19:1Ἰεριχώ · JerichoThen Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
- Hebrews 11:30Ἰεριχὼ · of JerichoBy faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.