Modern Jericho. Heutiges Jericho. Jéricho moderne

Text on the back -Souvenir Postcard. Edition Fr. Vester & Co. No. 129;Production period - beginning of the 20th century;founders, architects, painters etc. - Fr.Vester & Co.;Front Period - beginning of the 20th century;Category - Biblical sites;Description - A black and white horizontal postcard depicting Jericho at the beginning of the 20th century. The one floor houses made of mud and straw roofs. The only building with second floor is the building at the back - 'Jordan Hotel'. At the back the Jordan Valley mountains. The title refers the new city of Jericho in difference to the archaeological city. Jericho is a town near the Jordan River. Its name may be derived from the word meaning 'moon' in Hebrew and Canaanite, as the city was an early center of worship for lunar deities. Despite the city's long history, Jericho was first mentioned in the Book of Numbers. Jericho is believed to be one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, and archaeo