Joshua 8:30

“Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,”

"Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal," - Joshua 8:30
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What does Joshua 8:30 mean?

Joshua 8:30 (KJV): "Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal," The context of Joshua 8:30 is the aftermath of the conquest of Jericho, one of the first and most well-known victories for the Israelites as they entered the Promised Land. After the…

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The Altar on Mount Ebal: A Covenant of Remembrance

In the heart of Joshua’s journey in the Promised Land, amidst battles and conquests, lies a significant yet often overlooked event: the building of an altar by Joshua on Mount Ebal. This act, recorded in Joshua 8:30, “Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in…

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A Prayer of Dedication and Commitment

O Sovereign Lord, our God, the Creator of heaven and earth, we approach Your throne with reverence and awe, echoing the intentions of Joshua, who in his obedience built an altar unto You on Mount Ebal. Just as he recognized the significance of that holy moment, we bow before You…

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Joshua 8:30 - "¶ Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,"
Joshua 15:30 - "And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,"
Joshua 24:30 the location of mountains
"And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah," - Joshua 15:30
Joshua 19:30 - "Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages."
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
Joshua 21:30 - "And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,"
Joshua 9:8 - "And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?"
Joshua 8:28 - "And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day."
Joshua 8:15 - "And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness."
Joshua 1:8
Joshua 8:9 - "¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people."
Joshua 8:3 - "¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."
Joshua 24:30 - "And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash."
Leviticus 8:30
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 8:10 - "And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai."
Joshua 8:18 - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city."
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
Joshua 8:27 - "Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua."
Joshua 8:21 - "And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai."
Numbers 14:30 (KJVA) 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 14:30 (KJVA) 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Joshua 8:16 - "And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city."
Joshua 8:26 - "For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai."
Joshua 13:30 - "And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:"
Joshua 8:13 - "And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley."
Joshua 10:8 - "¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee."