Joshua 8:30

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“At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,”

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BSBPD

“At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in mount Ebal,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 8:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 8:20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
  2. Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
  3. Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
  4. Exodus 20:24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  5. Deuteronomy 27:4And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.

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