Joshua 6:26

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Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Yahweh, that rises up and builds this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shall he lay the foundation of it, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

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Jericho was a fortified Canaanite city in the Jordan Valley, near the entrance to the land Israel was taking under Joshua. After its destruction, Joshua’s oath warned that rebuilding it would incur covenantal judgment, marking the city as devoted to God’s judgment.

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Joshua 6:26 mentions Jericho.