JERICHO
place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was near the 'Ain es-Sultan, Elisha's Fountain (2-Kings 2:19), about 5 miles west of Jordan. It was the most important city in the Jordan valley (Num. 22:1;34:15), and the strongest fortress in all the lan......