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Transjordan and in a period probably of a few months conquered the whole land of canaan, expelled or slaughtered the canaanites, divided up the whole land among the 12 tribes, then joshua gives a sermon at the end, and it's all over. >> reporter: jericho is a highlight now on most holy land tours. the pilgrims are drawn here by the violent version of how the israelites came into the promised land. but it's unlikely that this is actually how it happened. >> people forget that there are two versions of the so-called conquest of canaan in the hebrew bible. >> the book of joshua suggests a blitzkr...

A few days after we visited jericho our team was invited to the graduation ceremony for jonathan friedland and his elite unit of the israeli defense force cadets. >> just like joshua and his troops came to israel and had their battles here and were able to live here, i'm just continuing it just like my brother did it and my father did it and my grandfather did it. and that goes back all the way to the bible days. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: they had marched 175 kilometers overnight, a journey that ended here, in the disputed golan heights along the syrian border. the cadets' fa...

Biblical times, it's hard to believe that this was the promised land that moses tried for so long to reach but never did. until an unexpected patch of green comes into view, signaling our arrival into the biblical city of palms, jericho. >> jericho's one of the most interesting cities in the ancient near east. there's a spring there that's still gushing out. hundreds of gallons of water per minute. it's always been a beautiful place to live. this oasis in what is now the middle of the desert. >> reporter: it's believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. traces of 23 dis...

The heart in biblical times, it's hard to believe that this was the promised land that moses tried for so long to reach but never did. until an unexpected batch of green comes into view signaling our arrival into jericho. >> jericho is one of the most interesting cities. there's a spring there that's still gushing out hundreds of gallons of water per minute. it's a beautiful place to live. this oasis in what is now the middle of the desert. >> it's believed to be the oldest continuously habited community in the world. traces of 23 distinct civilizations have been found in a small archaeologica...

Community in the world. traces of 23 distinct civilizations have been found in a small archaeological part on the outskirts of town. but what draws pilgrims from around the world is actually the biblical account of how one of these ancient civilizations may have disappeared. flying over the sprawling modern day jericho, we can just see the footprint of ancient jericho where the bible tells us joshua led his people in their first conquest of life in the promised land. the bible tells us before his death of mount nebo, moses chose a man named joshua to lead the israelites on the last leg of thei...