Joshua 22:26

Free Bible Version

So we said to ourselves, ‘Let's build an altar, not for burnt offerings or for sacrifices,

Cross References

Isaiah 19:19

At that time there will be an altar to the Lord right in the middle of Egypt, and a stone monument to the Lord on its border.

Joshua 22:25

The Lord put a border—the Jordan River—between us and you, descendants of Reuben and Gad. You don't belong to the Lord.’ So your descendants might stop our descendants from worshiping the Lord.

Joshua 22:27

but as a witness between us and you, and for the generations that come after us, that we will come to worship the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and friendship offerings.’ Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours in the future, ‘You don't belong to the Lord.’

Joshua 22:29

We would never think to rebel against the Lord or to turn away from him now by building an altar to make burnt offerings or grain offerings or sacrifices. The only altar of the Lord our God is the one that stands in front of his Tabernacle.”

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it “The Lord is Peace.” It's still there today, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.