Lux Domini
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

What does Joshua 5:10 mean?

A solemn passover was kept, at the time appointed by the law, in the plains of Jericho, in defiance of the Canaanites round about them.

Key themes

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Read with

Keep this verse inside Joshua 5:10-11 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Gilgal Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.

Jericho Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.