Joshua 3:17

New American Bible - revised edition

The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry ground in the Jordan riverbed while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until the whole nation had completed the crossing of the Jordan.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:8

Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up and struck the water: it divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

Psalm 66:6

He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot. There we rejoiced in him,

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind all night long and turned the sea into dry ground. The waters were split,

Exodus 14:22

so that the Israelites entered into the midst of the sea on dry land, with the water as a wall to their right and to their left. Rout of the Egyptians.

Exodus 14:29

But the Israelites had walked on dry land through the midst of the sea, with the water as a wall to their right and to their left.

Isaiah 25:8

He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.

Numbers 33:51

Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you go across the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Hebrews 11:29

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted it they were drowned.

Joshua 4:1

After the entire nation had completed the crossing of the Jordan,

Joshua 4:10

The priests carrying the ark stood in the Jordan riverbed until everything had been done that the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had commanded Joshua. The people crossed over quickly,

Joshua 4:11

and when all the people had completed the crossing, the ark of the Lord also crossed; and the priests were now in front of them.

Joshua 4:22

you shall inform them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.’

Joshua 4:3

and command them, “Take up twelve stones from this spot in the Jordan riverbed where the priests have been standing. Carry them over with you, and place them where you are to stay tonight.”

Joshua 5:1

When all the kings of the Amorites to the west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they crossed over, their hearts melted and they were utterly dispirited because of the Israelites.