"Jericho, a city of Palestine, Mt. 20:29; Mk. 10:46; Lk. 10:30; 18:35; 19:1; Heb. 11:30*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Jericho, a city of Palestine, Mt. 20:29; Mk. 10:46; Lk. 10:30; 18:35; 19:1; Heb. 11:30*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰεριχώ
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of iericho (G2410) across the King James Bible.
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
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.
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
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Common questions
Strong's G2410 (iericho) is a Greek word that means: Jericho, a city of Palestine, Mt. 20:29; Mk. 10:46; Lk. 10:30; 18:35; 19:1; Heb. 11:30*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word iericho (G2410) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2410 is iericho, a Greek word defined as: Jericho, a city of Palestine, Mt. 20:29; Mk. 10:46; Lk. 10:30; 18:35; 19:1; Heb. 11:30*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
iericho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.