Joshua 4:2

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“Select twelve men from the people, one from each tribe,

Cross References

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name”;

Numbers 13:2

“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites; from each of their ancestral tribes you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”

Numbers 34:18

You shall take one leader of every tribe to apportion the land for inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:23

The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.

Joshua 3:12

So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

Joshua 4:3

and command them, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you camp tonight.’ ”