Joshua 4:8

God's Word

The people of Israel did as Joshua had ordered. They took 12 stones, one for each of the tribes of Israel. They took them from the middle of the Jordan as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.

Cross References

Exodus 12:28

The Israelites did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 24:4

So Moses wrote down all the Lord’s words. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and ⌞set up⌟ 12 sacred stones for the 12 tribes of Israel.

Joshua 4:20

At Gilgal Joshua set up the 12 stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also set 12 stones in the middle of the Jordan River, where the priests who carried the ark of the promise had stood. The stones are still there today.