So Moses wrote down God's Law and gave it to the levitical priests, who were in charge of the LORD's Covenant Box, and to the leaders of Israel.

Joshua wrote these commands in the book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak tree in the LORD's sanctuary.

Make an altar of earth for me, and on it sacrifice your sheep and your cattle as offerings to be completely burned and as fellowship offerings. In every place that I set aside for you to worship me, I will come to you and bless you.

Do not build an altar for me with steps leading up to it; if you do, you will expose yourselves as you go up the steps.

Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God.

This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me."

So Jacob got a stone and set it up as a memorial.

He said to all the people, "This stone will be our witness. It has heard all the words that the LORD has spoken to us. So it will be a witness against you, to keep you from rebelling against your God."

James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be the leaders, recognized that God had given me this special task; so they shook hands with Barnabas and me, as a sign that we were all partners. We agreed that Barnabas and I would work among the Gentiles and they among the Jews.

Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.

Take twenty-four pounds of flour and bake twelve loaves of bread.

"Tell the people of Israel to give you twelve walking sticks, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man's name on his stick

"Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,

and command them to take twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests were standing. Tell them to carry these stones with them and to put them down where you camp tonight."

The men followed Joshua's orders. As the LORD had commanded Joshua, they took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the tribes of Israel, carried them to the camping place, and put them down there.

Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, where the priests carrying the Covenant Box had stood. (Those stones are still there.)

There Joshua set up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan.

Ahijah took off the new robe he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,

For the dedication they offered 100 bulls, 200 sheep, and 400 lambs as sacrifices, and 12 goats as offerings for sin, one for each tribe of Israel.

You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.

The city's wall was built on twelve foundation stones, on which were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.