耶利哥

Yēlìgē
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Meanings

  1. 1 Jericho (biblical city in the West Bank)

Examples

Yēlìgē shì shìjiè shàng zuì gǔlǎo de chéngshì zhī yī.
Jericho is one of the oldest cities in the world.
"Shèngjīng" jìzǎi le Yēlìgē chéngqiáng dǎotā de gùshi.
The Bible records the story of the walls of Jericho falling.

Tips

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Famous from the Old Testament book of Joshua, where Israelite priests march around the city for seven days and the walls collapse. Archaeologists date settlement here to around 9000 BCE.

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