And ye went over Jordan The fourth proof of the Divine favour: (a) the Passage of the Jordan, and (b) capture of Jericho; and the fifth (c) the victory over the Canaanites.

the men of Jericho i. e. the citizens of Jericho. Comp. Judges 9:2-3, "the menof Shechem;" Judges 20:5, "the menof Gibeah;" 2 Samuel 21:12, "the menof Jabesh-gilead."

the Amorites On this enumeration of the nations, see above, ch. Joshua 3:10.

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