15 occurrences

'Stones' in the Bible

and command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"

Verse ConceptsStones As MonumentsTwelve ThingsIn The Jordan

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

then you shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.'"

Verse ConceptsCessationStones As MonumentsThings Stopping

The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

Verse ConceptsThe MiddleStones As MonumentsTwelve TribesTwelve ThingsIn The Jordan

Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesThe MiddleStones As MonumentsTwelve ThingsIn The JordanPlaces To This Day

Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.

Verse ConceptsStones As MonumentsTwelve ThingsIn The Jordan

He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?'

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you this day." All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadTrouble, Causes OfDeath penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRetributionBurning PeopleTroubling Groups Of PeopleFamily Death

They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called "The valley of Achor" to this day.

Verse ConceptsCairnsGod Will No More Be AngryPlaces To This Day

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening, and at the sundown Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of stones on it that remains to this day.

Verse ConceptsGallowsGatesHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSunsetsCairnsPeople Hung To DeathPlaces To This Day

as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones, on which no man had lifted up any iron. They offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, and sacrificed peace offerings.

Verse ConceptsArchitectureServanthood, In Life Of BelieversToolsBook of the LawIron ObjectsThe Law Given Through MosesPeace offerings

He wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsCopies Of Documents

It happened, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, that Yahweh cast down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than who the children of Israel killed with the sword.

Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

Joshua said, "Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;

Verse ConceptsRolling

It happened at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.

Verse ConceptsSunsetsCaves For BuryingCorpses Of Other PeoplePlaces To This Day

Bible Theasaurus