Joshua 24:26

Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 24

“And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.”Joshua 24:26

What Does Joshua 24:26 Mean?

Joshua 24:26 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 24, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Joshua 24:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 7:12“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.”Judges 9:6“And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.”Genesis 28:18“And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.”Genesis 35:4“And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.”Genesis 35:8“But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.”Exodus 24:4“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”Deuteronomy 31:24“And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,”Joshua 4:20“And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.”Joshua 22:10“And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.”Joshua 24:25“So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.”Isaiah 19:20“And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.”Jeremiah 2:20“For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.”Joshua 4:3“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.”Joshua 4:9“And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.”

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