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Then Joshua built an altar to Yahweh, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,
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A Debate Over Timing
Scholars debate the timing of this event. Some argue it is placed out of order in the text, suggesting it happened after the main conquests due to the logistical difficulty of a 30-mile journey through hostile territory. Others defend its current placement, arguing the victory at Ai secured the route and that it was theologically vital for Joshua to establish God's law in the heart of the land as soon as possible.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Deuteronomy 27 is evidently presupposed, and the three distinct acts of which the…
19th Century
Anglican
An altar ... in mount Ebal ... —This was explicitly commanded in Deuteronomy. The blessing was put on mount Gerizim, the altar and…
16th Century
Protestant
Then Joshua built an altar. God was pleased that this should be the first extraordinary sacrifice offered to him in the land of Canaan, so…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal .
As was comma…
As soon as Joshua reached the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay and regardless of the unsettled state of Israel or their enemies, he confir…
