and it happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; where the men went I don't know: pursue after them quickly; for you will overtake them.
"And Jericho   ..." "At least three cities of this name have been identified in this location: (1) the Jericho of the N.T.; (2) the Jericho of the O.T.; and (3) the Jericho of Roman times."[13]  Two of these existed simultaneously in days of our Lord's ministry, the same being the explanation of why one of the synoptics described a certain miracle of Jesus as taking place "as he was leaving Jericho," and another said the same miracle took place "as he was entering Jericho."  Both Jericho's were mentioned by Taylor: "A town grew up near the ancient site (razed by Joshua)  ... There were two adjacent cities by that name, so the miracle was wrought at a place between the two."[14]