Joshua 8:30 meaning and explanation

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

Joshua 8:30, Berean Standard Bible

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After Israel's failure at Ai and the victory that followed, Joshua gathers the nation at Mount Ebal, near Shechem, to do what Moses had commanded in Deuteronomy 27. The altar of uncut stones, built without iron tools, keeps the focus on the LORD rather than on human craftsmanship.

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