And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
On the seventh day, they got up early at dawn and marched around the city in the same way they had been doing, but this time they went around the city seven times instead of just once.
This verse describes the climactic final day when the Israelites marched around Jericho seven times, following God's specific battle plan that would lead to the city's miraculous defeat.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during Joshua's conquest of the Promised Land around 1400 BC, as the Israelites were claiming the territory God had promised to Abraham centuries earlier. The siege of Jericho was their first major military action after crossing the Jordan River, and God had given Joshua very specific and unusual instructions for how to defeat this fortified city.
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