Therefore we said, 'If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Here is the copy of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.' People Achan, Eleazar, Gad, Gadites, Israelites, Joshua, Manasseh, Phinehas, Reuben, Reubenites, ZerahPlaces Bashan, Canaan, Gilead, Heshbon, Jordan River, Peor, ShilohTopics Altar, Beasts, Behold, Built, Burned, Burnt, Burnt-offering, Burnt-offerings, Copy, Descendants, Fathers, Future, Generations, Hereafter, Lord's, Offering, Offerings, Ourselves, Pattern, Rather, Replica, Sacrifice, Sacrifices, WitnessOutline 1. The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home,10. They build the altar of testimony in their journey 11. The Israelites are offended thereat 21. They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction Jump to Previous Altar Burnt Burnt-Offerings Offering Offerings Pattern Sacrifice Sacrifices Thought Time WitnessJump to Next Altar Burnt Burnt-Offerings Offering Offerings Pattern Sacrifice Sacrifices Thought Time WitnessLibrary Jews and Gentiles in "The Land"Coming down from Syria, it would have been difficult to fix the exact spot where, in the view of the Rabbis, "the land" itself began. The boundary lines, though mentioned in four different documents, are not marked in anything like geographical order, but as ritual questions connected with them came up for theological discussion. For, to the Rabbis the precise limits of Palestine were chiefly interesting so far as they affected the religious obligations or privileges of a district. And in this respect … Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life Third Sunday after Epiphany Trials of the Christian And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah Joshua Parallel Verses NASB: "Therefore we said, 'It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, "See the copy of the altar of the LORD which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather it is a witness between us and you."'KJV: Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you. Links Joshua 22:28 NIV • Joshua 22:28 NLT • Joshua 22:28 ESV • Joshua 22:28 NASB • Joshua 22:28 KJVResources Joshua 22:28 Bible AppsJoshua 22:28 Parallel Joshua 22:28 Biblia Paralela Joshua 22:28 Chinese Bible Joshua 22:28 French Bible Joshua 22:28 German Bible Joshua 22:28 Commentaries Bible Hub |