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Joshua 6

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Jericho

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Primary textual source for the conquest and wall-collapse tradition, not archaeological evidence

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Joshua 6 attests a conquest and wall-collapse tradition, but Tell es-Sultan archaeology does not securely prove the story exactly as popularly told.

The site and walls are real, but the exact conquest claim is not securely established by archaeology.
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Tell es-Sultan has fortifications and destruction phases, but identifying a particular layer with the Joshua event remains disputed rather than established.

Answer / theory: The site has walls and destruction phases, but the simple popular match to Joshua is not established. What supports it: Real fortifications and destruction evidence exist at Jericho. What is weak or disputed: Chronology and identification with the biblical event.
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