Joshua 4:20

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And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.

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  • Josh 4:3 : 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”
  • Josh 4:8 : 8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

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  • Josh 4:1-10
    10 verses
    84%

    1When all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

    2“Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,

    3and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

    4So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

    5and he said to them, “Cross ahead of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites.

    6This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

    7you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

    8So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

    9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.

    10The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had instructed Joshua. The people hurried and crossed over.

  • Josh 4:15-19
    5 verses
    82%

    15Then the LORD said to Joshua,

    16“Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

    17So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”

    18When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and their feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.

    19The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho.

  • Josh 4:21-22
    2 verses
    82%

    21He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’

    22You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.'

  • Josh 5:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.

    10The Israelites camped at Gilgal, and on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover.

  • Josh 24:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26Joshua recorded these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the sanctuary of the LORD.

    27And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

  • Josh 10:43
    74%

    43Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

  • Josh 10:15
    73%

    15Then Joshua, along with all Israel, returned to the camp at Gilgal.

  • Deut 27:4
    72%

    4And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and coat them with plaster.

  • Deut 27:2
    72%

    2On the day you cross the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.

  • Josh 8:30
    71%

    30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

  • Josh 7:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.

    26They raised over him a great heap of stones, which remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from His fierce anger. Therefore, that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.

  • Josh 3:1
    70%

    1Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

  • Josh 10:7
    70%

    7So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with all the warriors and the mighty men of valor.

  • Gen 31:45
    70%

    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

  • Deut 11:30
    70%

    30Are these mountains not across the Jordan, westward, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?

  • Josh 10:9
    69%

    9After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

  • Josh 10:27
    69%

    27At sunset, Joshua ordered them to be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Large stones were placed over the opening of the cave, which remain there to this day.

  • Num 22:1
    69%

    1Then the Israelites traveled and camped in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River near Jericho.

  • Josh 3:8
    69%

    8'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

  • Josh 3:13
    68%

    13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.

  • Josh 7:23
    68%

    23They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • Josh 10:18
    68%

    18And Joshua commanded, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post men there to guard them.”

  • Josh 3:11
    68%

    11'Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing ahead of you into the Jordan.'

  • Josh 22:10
    68%

    10When they came to the regions by the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large and impressive altar there by the Jordan.

  • Josh 9:27
    68%

    27On that day, Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly and for the altar of the LORD at the place He would choose. And they continue to do so to this day.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    68%

    31Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'

  • Josh 1:12
    68%

    12To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Josh 3:17
    68%

    17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

  • Josh 20:1
    67%

    1The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying: