Joshua 4:5

Free Bible Version

and told them, “Go back into the middle of the Jordan, right in front of the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord your God, and each of you pick up a stone and carry it on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

Then he told his relatives, “Go and collect some stones.” They all made a pile of stones and then sat beside it to eat a meal.

Exodus 24:4

Moses wrote down everything the Lord had said. He got up early the following morning and built an altar at the bottom of the mountain, and set up twelve pillars for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 27:2

The day you cross the Jordan into the country the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and paint them with whitewash.

Deuteronomy 9:1

Listen, people of Israel! Shortly you're going to cross the Jordan to enter and take over the country from nations that are larger and stronger than you, that have large towns with walls that reach up into the sky.

Joshua 22:10

When they approached the Jordan region, still in the land of Canaan, the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large and impressive altar beside the Jordan River.

Joshua 4:4

So Joshua sent for the twelve men he had chosen, one from each tribe,

Joshua 4:6

This will be a memorial among you so when your children one day ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’