Joshua 4:19 meaning and explanation

On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

Joshua 4:19, Berean Standard Bible

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After the whole nation has crossed the Jordan on dry ground, the narrator dates the arrival at Gilgal to the tenth day of the first month, the same day Israel later set apart for choosing the Passover lamb. Gilgal, meaning something like "circle" of stones, lies on the eastern edge of Jericho, the first foothold in the land.

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