Bible Cross References
Joshua
Exodus 24:4
Moses wrote down all the LORD's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Deuteronomy 31:24-26
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Moses wrote God's Law in a book, taking care not to leave out anything.
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When he finished, he said to the levitical priests, who were in charge of the LORD's Covenant Box,
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"Take this book of God's Law and place it beside the Covenant Box of the LORD your God, so that it will remain there as a witness against his people.
took
Judges 9:6
Then all the men of Shechem and Bethmillo got together and went to the sacred oak tree at Shechem, where they made Abimelech king.
set it
Joshua 4:3-9
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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."
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Then Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen,
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and he told them, "Go into the Jordan ahead of the Covenant Box of the LORD your God. Each one of you take a stone on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel.
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These stones will remind the people of what the LORD has done. In the future, when your children ask what these stones mean to you,
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you will tell them that the water of the Jordan stopped flowing when the LORD's Covenant Box crossed the river. These stones will always remind the people of Israel of what happened here."
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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.
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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.)
Joshua 4:20-24
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There Joshua set up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan.
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And he said to the people of Israel, "In the future, when your children ask you what these stones mean,
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you will tell them about the time when Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.
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Tell them that the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan for you until you had crossed, just as he dried up the Red Sea for us.
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Because of this everyone on earth will know how great the LORD's power is, and you will honor the LORD your God forever."
Genesis 28:18-22
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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.
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He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.)
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Then Jacob made a vow to the LORD: "If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing,
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and if I return safely to my father's home, then you will be my God.
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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."
under
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had and also the earrings that they were wearing. He buried them beneath the oak tree near Shechem.
Genesis 35:8
Rebecca's nurse Deborah died and was buried beneath the oak south of Bethel. So it was named "Oak of Weeping."
Judges 9:6
Then all the men of Shechem and Bethmillo got together and went to the sacred oak tree at Shechem, where they made Abimelech king.