Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
The location of the Jericho that fell to Joshua is not definitely known.  Woudstra says, "The question of identification must be left open. There are still many unexplored tells in the area."[15]