KJV ORIGINAL
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Joshua set up those twelve stones that they had taken from the Jordan River at a place called Gilgal.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joshua created a permanent memorial at Gilgal using the twelve stones the Israelites had taken from the Jordan River.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after the Israelites miraculously crossed the Jordan River on dry ground, similar to their crossing of the Red Sea forty years earlier. One representative from each of the twelve tribes had taken a stone from the riverbed while the waters were held back by God. Gilgal became Israel's first camp in the Promised Land and served as their base of operations during the conquest of Canaan.
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