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Joshua 8:30

JoshuaMount Ebal
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28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,

31 just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

32 And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
KJV
Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
WEB
Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,
ASV
Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,
DARBY
Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,
BLB
Then Joshua built an altar to YHWH, God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,
ÅB
Ved denne tid bygget Josva et alter for Herren, Israels Gud, på Ebal-fjellet,
OTB
Josva bygde deretter et alter for Herren, et alter for Israels Gud, på fjellet Ebal,
B1930
Ved denne tid bygget Josva et alter for Herren, Israels Gud, på Ebal-fjellet,

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 27:4–6

    And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.

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  • Exodus 20:24

    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

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  • Genesis 8:20

    Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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  • Genesis 12:7–8

    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

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