Joshua 3:12
Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
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Referenced Verses
- Josh 4:2 : 2 “Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.
- Josh 4:4 : 4 Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.
- Josh 4:9 : 9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
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- Josh 4:1-55 verses91%
1Israel Commemorates the Crossing When the entire nation was on the other side, the LORD told Joshua,
2“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.
3Instruct them,‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”
4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.
5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.
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4Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.
- Deut 1:22-232 verses78%
22So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”
23I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
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11Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.
- Num 13:1-33 verses78%
1Spies Sent Out The LORD spoke to Moses:
2“Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.”
3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
- Josh 4:7-104 verses77%
7tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”
8The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.
9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
10Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,
- Josh 3:13-153 verses76%
13When the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the LORD, the Lord of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.”
14So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.
15When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface of the water–(the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time)–
- Num 31:4-52 verses76%
4You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”
5So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.
- Num 34:17-182 verses76%
17“These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.
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44These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.
- Josh 4:12-132 verses74%
12The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.
13About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the LORD to fight on the rift valley plains of Jericho.
- Num 1:3-42 verses73%
3You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.
4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.
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17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side.
- Josh 1:11-122 verses72%
11“Go through the camp and command the people,‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the LORD your God is ready to hand over to you.’”
12Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh:
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14In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the LORD selects must approach by clans. The clan the LORD selects must approach by families. The family the LORD selects must approach man by man.
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37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.
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8Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant,‘When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, wade into the water.’”
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7Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
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17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,
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2“Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.
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21and if all your armed men cross the Jordan before the LORD until he drives out his enemies from his presence
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13Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”
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6Joshua told the priests,“Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
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1Joshua Sends Home the Eastern Tribes Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
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15They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west.
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31Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the LORD’s message had come,“Israel will be your name.”
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14He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans.
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16“Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws to come up from the Jordan.”
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4“Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”
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15So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.
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28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.