... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book of Joshua (Josue) > the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership (part I) > the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6) > the Israelites march around Jericho: in the procession the main body of the soldiers comes first, next are seven priests who blow on trumpets, followed by the priests carrying the ark and a rear guard > Jericho is sacked and burned by the Israelites; the inhabitants are killed > Rahab and her family are spared and taken into the Israelite camp ~ fall of Jericho