The Israelites attacked in the spring of the year, just after harvesttime when grain supplies were abundant. The fact that much grain remained in Jericho indicates that the Israelite siege was of short duration, just as the Bible describes it.
६: १७, १८) शिवाय, बायबल सांगतं, की इस्राएलांनी कापणीच्या हंगामानंतर, म्हणजे शहरात मोठ्या प्रमाणात धान्यसाठा असतो, तेव्हा यरीहोवर आक्रमण केलं.