Your answer, "One", is not correct.
The correct answer to
How many blind men did they pass as they departed from Jericho?
is
Two
as shown by
Matthew 20:29-30
which is
- KJV
- [29] And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. [30] And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
- NIV
- [29] As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. [30] Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"