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After 40 years of wandering, the Hebrews enter the Promised Land, under the watchful eye of their new leader, Joshua. But their arrival is observed by the Canaanites, who are determined to stop Joshua and his people. The Canaanites' great walled fortress of Jericho is a formidable barrier to Joshua's advance. God has sent an angel to tell Joshua the way to overcome this obstacle. Joshua's army begins to march methodically in circles around the walls of Jericho, much to the puzzlement of his own troops, as well as the Canaanite forces within. On the seventh day, Joshua's faith in God is spectacularly vindicated. "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho" is one of a series of Bible stories as seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th Century.