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 in to the hill and be there, and I will give thee tables of stone and a law and commandments, which I have written to teach them."

And the stones shall be graven as signets be graven: with the names of the children of Israel, even with twelve names every one with his name according to the twelve tribes.

And he took twelve stones according to the number of the twelve tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came saying, "Israel shall be thy name."

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

And they are there

And he called it Sheba, wherefore the name of the city is called Beersheba unto this day.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab beside Bethpeor: but no man wist of his sepulchre 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 the name thereof unto this day.

And so from that day forward was that made a law and a custom in Israel, and endureth to this day.

And these Beerothites fled to Gittaim and sojourned there until the same time.

And the staves of the Ark, were so long, that they were seen a little before the quire, but not far without. And there it remaineth unto this day.

Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day.

And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the Jews unto this day.

General references

And now take you twelve men of the children of Israel, of every tribe a man.