Joshua 4:9

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Summary

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

Set up twelve

And they are there

General references

Joshua 3:12

Bible References

Set up twelve

And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give you tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that you may teach them.

And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with its name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name:

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure in them.

And they are there

And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor: but no man knows of his grave unto this day.

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is its name until this day.

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

And the poles of the ark extended out, so that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. And there it is unto this day.

Therefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

General references

Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.