Joshua 8:30 “At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God…”

Joshua 8:30

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

World English Bible

Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ioshua built an altar vnto the Lord God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Darby Translation

Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Then Joshua put up an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,

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Cross references

“built an altar”

Genesis 8:20 Genesis 12:7 Genesis 12:8

Genesis 8:20 · BSB

Then 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.

Genesis 12:7 · BSB

Then 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.

Genesis 12:8 · BSB

From 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.

Also

Deuteronomy 27:4–6 Exodus 20:24

Deuteronomy 27:4–6 · BSB

And 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.

Exodus 20:24 · BSB

You 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…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

31just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

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