The Reversal of the Conquest of Jericho

Ahab built Jericho at the cost of his firstborn son, Avaram. He set up its gates at thecost of his youngest son, Saguv. Joshua 626: "Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds the city of Jericho" The destruction of Jericho symbolized Israel's victory over the Canaanites. Now rebuilt as a symbol of the victory of the Canaanite theology over the Israelites themselves.