Joshua 3:13

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And when the feet of the priests who take up the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the waters of Jordan, the waters of Jordan will be cut off, all the waters flowing down from higher up, and will come together in a mass.

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  • Exod 15:8 : 8 By your breath the waves were massed together, the flowing waters were lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea.
  • Ps 78:13 : 13 The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.
  • Josh 3:15-16 : 15 And when those who took up the ark came to Jordan, and the feet of the priests who took up the ark were touching the edge of the water (for the waters of Jordan are overflowing all through the time of the grain-cutting), 16 Then the waters flowing down from higher up were stopped and came together in a mass a long way back at Adam, a town near Zarethan; and the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were cut off: and the people went across opposite Jericho.
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.
  • Josh 3:11 : 11 See, the ark of the agreement of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into Jordan.
  • Ps 114:3-5 : 3 The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back. 4 The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?
  • Hab 3:15 : 15 The feet of your horses were on the sea, on the mass of great waters.
  • Exod 14:19-22 : 19 Then the angel of God, who had been before the tents of Israel, took his place at their back; and the pillar of cloud, moving from before them, came to rest at their back: 20 And it came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel; and there was a dark cloud between them, and they went on through the night; but the one army came no nearer to the other all the night. 21 And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, the Lord with a strong east wind made the sea go back all night, and the waters were parted in two and the sea became dry land. 22 And the children of Israel went through the sea on dry land: and the waters were a wall on their right side and on their left.

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  • Josh 3:14-17
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    87%

    14 So when the people went out from their tents to go over Jordan, the priests who took up the ark of the agreement were in front of the people;

    15 And when those who took up the ark came to Jordan, and the feet of the priests who took up the ark were touching the edge of the water (for the waters of Jordan are overflowing all through the time of the grain-cutting),

    16 Then the waters flowing down from higher up were stopped and came together in a mass a long way back at Adam, a town near Zarethan; and the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were cut off: and the people went across opposite Jericho.

    17 And the priests who took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord kept their places, with their feet on dry land in the middle of Jordan, while all Israel went over on dry land, till all the nation had gone over Jordan.

  • Josh 3:8-9
    2 verses
    85%

    8 And you are to give orders to the priests who take up the ark of the agreement, and say, When you come to the edge of the waters of Jordan, go no further.

    9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

  • Josh 4:15-19
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    85%

    15 Then the Lord said to Joshua,

    16 Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

    17 So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan.

    18 And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their feet came out on to dry land, the waters of Jordan went back to their place, overflowing its edges as before.

    19 So on the tenth day of the first month the people came up out of Jordan, and put up their tents in Gilgal, on the east side of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:11-12
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    82%

    11 See, the ark of the agreement of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into Jordan.

    12 So take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, a man from every tribe.

  • Josh 4:7-11
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    82%

    7 Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's agreement; when it went over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones will be a sign for the children of Israel, keeping it in their memory for ever.

    8 So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and put them down there.

    9 And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.

    10 For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

    11 And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests, before the eyes of the people.

  • 6 Then Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the agreement and go over in front of the people. So they took up the ark of the agreement and went in front of the people.

  • Josh 4:1-5
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    1 Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

    2 Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,

    3 And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.

    4 So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

    5 And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

  • Josh 4:22-23
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    76%

    22 Then give your children the story, and say, Israel came over this river Jordan on dry land.

    23 For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we had gone across:

  • Josh 3:1-3
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    1 Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and, moving on from Shittim, he and all the children of Israel came to Jordan and were there for the night before going over.

    2 And at the end of three days, the men in authority over the people went through the tents,

    3 Giving the people their orders, and saying, When you see the ark of the agreement of the Lord your God lifted up by the priests, the Levites, then get up from your places and go after it;

  • 1 Now when the news came to all the kings of the Amorites on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites living by the sea, how the Lord had made the waters of Jordan dry before the children of Israel, till they had gone across, their hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.

  • 3 The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.

  • 11 Go through the tents and give orders to the people, saying, Get ready a store of food; for in three days you are to go over this river Jordan and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • 17 As well as the Arabah, with the river Jordan as their limit, from Chinnereth to the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

  • 13 The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

  • 31 For you are about to go over Jordan to take the heritage which the Lord your God is giving you, and it will be your resting-place.

  • Josh 6:11-13
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    71%

    11 So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night.

    12 And early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

    13 And the seven priests with their seven horns went on before the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns: the armed men went before them, and the mass of the people went after the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns.

  • 15 And the captain of the Lord's army said to Joshua, Take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. And Joshua did so.

  • Josh 6:6-8
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    70%

    6 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent for the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the agreement, and let seven priests take seven horns in their hands and go before the ark of the Lord.

    7 And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.

    8 So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them.

  • 27 And in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, king of Heshbon, having Jordan for its limit, to the end of the sea of Chinnereth on the east side of Jordan.

  • 51 Say to the children of Israel, When you go over Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • 8 Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.

  • 3 And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

  • 15 Till the Lord has given your brothers rest, as he has given it to you, and they have taken their heritage in the land which the Lord your God is giving them: then you will go back to the land of your heritage which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you on the east side of Jordan.

  • 2 And on the day when you go over Jordan into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, put up great stones, coating them with building-paste,

  • 22 And the children of Israel went through the sea on dry land: and the waters were a wall on their right side and on their left.

  • 21 Every armed man of you going across Jordan before the Lord till he has overcome and sent in flight all who are against him,