Jericho (Matthew 20)

Jericho (Matthew 20) is a settlement named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell el Alayiq (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Matthew

• Matthew 20:29
  And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

Mark

• Mark 10:46
  And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging.Next, 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

• Luke 10:30
  And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.Jesus 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 18:35
  And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
• Luke 19:1
  And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.