Joshua 22:34

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar — : 'for it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

In Context

33And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:48And Laban said: 'This heap is witness between me and thee this day.' Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people: 'Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke unto us; it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.'

Isaiah 19:19In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 22:31-34

30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord : now ye have… Read the whole commentary →

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