By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
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Gill's Exposition
And what shall I more say,.... Intimating he had said enough to prove the definition of faith he had given; and that the elders, by it, had obtained a good report; and yet he had not said all he…
Barnes' Notes
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down ... - Josephus, Heb 6:12-20. That is, it was not by any natural causes, or by any means that were in themselves adapted to secure such a result. It was not…
Adam Clarke
The walls of Jericho fell down - This is particularly explained Jos 6:1, etc. God had promised that the walls of Jericho should fall down, if they compassed them about seven days. They believed, did…
The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two…