Joshua 4:21 meaning and explanation

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

Joshua 4:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua has just set up the twelve stones at Gilgal, the camp on the eastern border of Jericho, after Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground. Speaking to the whole nation, he anticipates a question children will ask their fathers about these stones.

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