A Hasmonean castle near Jericho in the Judean Desert ... advantage of the Ein as-Sultan spring and the waters of the Jordan River, which facilitated the development of agriculture and early ...
a Palestinian village of 4,500 people that climbs the barren hills a few miles west of the Jordan River near Jericho. Fed by winter rains, the spring was flowing from a small, boulder-strewn oasis ...
JERICHO, March 21, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists Friday evening stormed al-Auja community, located to the north of the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, according to a local activist.
Historical research corroborates elements of this biblical account, suggesting that the crossing of the Jordan River likely occurred at a shallow ford near the modern-day site of Kasser Al-Yahud.