And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
The people came up out of the Jordan River on the tenth day of the first month, and they set up camp at Gilgal, on the eastern edge of Jericho.
This verse marks the historic moment when the Israelites finished crossing the Jordan River and made their first camp in the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
After wandering in the wilderness for forty years, the Israelites, led by Joshua, crossed the Jordan River on dry ground as a miraculous sign of God's fulfillment of His promise to give them the Promised Land. This event occurred on the tenth day of the first month, which was symbolically linked to the preparation for Passover, marking a new beginning for the nation. They then encamped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho, where they would set up memorials and prepare for the conquest of Canaan.
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