I recently read in Joshua 6 after the destruction of Jericho that Joshua cursed the ruins before God to the one who rebuilds the city. Joshua's curse says "At the cost of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates". Ironically today Jericho is thought to be one of the oldest cities in the world and despite Joshua's curse some one did rebuild the city. Now granted maybe their firstborn did die as the curse goes but it seems to be the curse's focus is not so much about the punishment than it is about not rebuilding the city. So whether the letter of the curse was met or not it would seem the spirit of it was ignored since Jericho was rebuild and not only stands today but is a symbol of antiquity that has stood the test of time. So does the curse imply Jericho should not have been rebuild and if so why is Jericho standing today?