Joshua 3:16 meaning and explanation
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
Joshua 3:16, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The narrator reports what happened when the priests' feet touched the flooded Jordan. The river, swollen at harvest, stopped flowing downstream and backed up as far as Adam, near Zarethan, while the water heading toward the Salt Sea was cut off.
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