These are the land assignments made by Moses on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, except for Hazor; it was the only one Joshua burned.

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.

On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before – only this time they marched around it seven times.

They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread was dry and hard.

It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Their territory started at Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba,

The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)

All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.

They marched around the city one time on the second day, then returned to the camp. They did this six days in all.

When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.

Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.

they did something clever. They collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.

Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

The king of Jericho received this report: “Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”