Joshua 4:3

New American Bible - revised edition

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.”

Cross References

Genesis 28:22

This stone that I have set up as a sacred pillar will be the house of God. Of everything you give me, I will return a tenth part to you without fail.”

Psalm 103:2

Bless the Lord, my soul; and do not forget all his gifts,

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. God’s eyes keep careful watch; they test the children of Adam.

Luke 19:40

He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!” The Lament for Jerusalem.

Joshua 24:27

And Joshua said to all the people, “This stone shall be our witness, for it has heard all the words which the Lord spoke to us. It shall be a witness against you, should you wish to deny your God.”

Joshua 3:13

When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, touch the waters of the Jordan, it will cease to flow; the water flowing down from upstream will halt in a single heap.” The Crossing Begun.

Joshua 4:4

Summoning the twelve men he had selected from among the Israelites, one from each tribe,

Joshua 4:8

The twelve Israelites did as Joshua had commanded: they took up twelve stones from the Jordan riverbed as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them along to the camp site, and there they placed them.

1 Samuel 7:12

Samuel then took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Jeshanah; he named it Ebenezer, explaining, “As far as this place the Lord has been our help.”