The Science in the Bible

Entry 68 · Section 7: War

Seven Circuits at Jericho

Israel's procession circles Jericho once for six days and seven times on the seventh before the wall falls.

Scripture: Josh 6

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Illustrative reconstruction of the ordered procession around Jericho: armed guard, seven priests with trumpets, the Ark, and rear guard. The walls remain standing because this scene represents the circuits, not their fall.
Illustrative reconstruction of the ordered procession around Jericho: armed guard, seven priests with trumpets, the Ark, and rear guard. The walls remain standing because this scene represents the circuits, not their fall.

The question

How far and how long would the 13 commanded circuits require around a declared site footprint?

Why it matters

The calculation measures repeated obedience and logistics, not the divinely timed fall of the wall.

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