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Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to Yahweh, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar for the LORD God of Israel on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to Yahweh, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua builds an altar to YHWH, God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua will build an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel in mount Ebal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Josue built an altar to the Lord the God of Israel in mount Hebal, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Later, on Mount Ebal, Joshua built to the LORD, the God of Israel, an altar<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in mount Gebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Then Yeshua built an altar to LORD JEHOVAH, the God of Israel, in the Mountain of Gebal<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in mount Gaebal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/8-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2024" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Joshua Renews the Covenant</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">At that time</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: yiḇ·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/5858.htm" title="5858: ‘ê·ḇāl (N-proper-fs) -- An Edomite name. Perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine.">Ebal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4-8</a></span><br />And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster. / Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them. / You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24-25</a></span><br />You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. / Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29-30</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. / Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2-3</a></span><br />And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. / Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Deuteronomy 27:12-13</a></span><br />“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. / And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9-13</a></span><br />So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. / Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles, / when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">1 Kings 8:31-32</a></span><br />When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, / then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-24.htm">2 Chronicles 6:24-25</a></span><br />When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a></span><br />At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-8.htm">Nehemiah 8:8-9</a></span><br />So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read. / Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Psalm 78:5-7</a></span><br />For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children / that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,</p><p class="hdg">built an altar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a></b></br> And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7,8</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Joshua 8:33</a></b></br> And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Build</a> <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Built</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-13.htm">Ebal</a> <a href="/joshua/8-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Mount</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-31.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">Build</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Built</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Ebal</a> <a href="/joshua/8-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Mount</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">God encourages Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">The plan whereby Ai was taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">The king thereof is hanged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua builds an altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">writes the law on stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">and pronounces the blessings and curses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/joshua/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>At that time</b><br />This phrase indicates a specific moment in the narrative of Israel's conquest of Canaan. It suggests a divinely appointed time, emphasizing God's sovereignty and timing in the unfolding of His plans. The Hebrew word for "time" (עֵת, 'et) often denotes an appointed or proper time, underscoring the importance of obedience to God's timing in the life of believers.<p><b>Joshua</b><br />Joshua, whose name means "The LORD is salvation," is a central figure in this narrative. As Moses' successor, he leads the Israelites into the Promised Land. His leadership is characterized by faithfulness and obedience to God's commands. Joshua's actions here reflect his role as a mediator between God and the people, emphasizing the importance of godly leadership.<p><b>built an altar</b><br />The act of building an altar is significant in biblical history as it represents worship, sacrifice, and covenant renewal. Altars were places where people met with God, offered sacrifices, and remembered His promises. The Hebrew word for altar (מִזְבֵּחַ, mizbeach) is derived from a root meaning "to slaughter," highlighting the sacrificial aspect of worship. This act of building an altar signifies a renewal of commitment to God and His covenant.<p><b>on Mount Ebal</b><br />Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains flanking the valley where Shechem is located, the other being Mount Gerizim. In <a href="/deuteronomy/27.htm">Deuteronomy 27</a>, Moses commanded the Israelites to build an altar on Mount Ebal and pronounce blessings and curses. The choice of Mount Ebal, traditionally associated with curses, for the altar underscores the need for atonement and the seriousness of sin. It also highlights God's grace in providing a means of reconciliation.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br />The use of the divine name "LORD" (יהוה, YHWH) emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It is a reminder of God's faithfulness, holiness, and the exclusivity of worship due to Him alone. This phrase underscores the purpose of the altar: to honor and worship the one true God, reinforcing the first commandment.<p><b>the God of Israel</b><br />This phrase reaffirms the identity of the LORD as the God of Israel, highlighting the special relationship between God and His chosen people. It serves as a reminder of the covenant promises made to the patriarchs and the fulfillment of those promises in the conquest of the land. It also emphasizes the national identity of Israel as a people set apart for God's purposes, calling believers to remember their identity in Christ and their calling to live as His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE LAW SET UP IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY.</span><p>(30) <span class= "bld">Then Joshua built.</span>--The word <span class= "ital">then </span>is not "and" in the Hebrew; as is too often the case where "then" occurs in our English Old Testament. It is a note of time. Josephus places this transaction later. The LXX. places <a href="/context/joshua/8-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Joshua, Fear not, neither be you dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:">Joshua 8:1-2</a> of Joshua 9 before this passage. But there seems no reason for moving the transaction from the place where we find it in the text. By the capture of Ai, Joshua had obtained command over the road to Shechem. We hear of no strong place north of Beth-el in that part of the country. From other passages (see on <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm" title="But the mountain shall be yours; for it is a wood, and you shall cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be yours: for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.">Joshua 17:18</a>) there seems reason to think that a large part of this district was wooded and uncleared. The confederacy of the southern kings had its centre far to the south of this, and there was a considerable distance between Shechem and the strong places to the north. It is in keeping with what we have already observed regarding the purpose of the conquest of Canaan, that the law of the God of Israel should be as soon as possible proclaimed and set up in the heart of the country, to be thenceforward the law of the land. For the enactment that was here carried out, see <a href="/context/deuteronomy/11-26.htm" title="Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;">Deuteronomy 11:26-30</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm" title="And it shall be on the day when you shall pass over Jordan to the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set you up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:">Deuteronomy 27:2</a>, &c. Observe also that the command there given required the work to be done as soon after the passing of Jordan as possible. The possibility of reading the law from this position, so as to be heard by the whole congregation, has been proved by actual experiment.<p>(30, 31) <span class= "bld">An altar . . . in mount Ebal . . .</span>--This was explicitly commanded in Deuteronomy. The blessing was put on mount Gerizim, the altar and the curse on mount Ebal. We do not hear elsewhere of any sacrifice on Ebal. But it is certain that God accepted sacrifices in many places in Canaan. (Cf. <a href="/exodus/19-24.htm" title="And the LORD said to him, Away, get you down, and you shall come up, you, and Aaron with you: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break forth on them.">Exodus 19:24</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal.</span> This passage has been pronounced to be an interpolation by Meyer, De Wette, Maurer, Rosenmuller, Knobel, and others. The LXX. does not introduce it here, but after <a href="/joshua/9-2.htm">Joshua 9:2</a>. For other authorities see below. It is very easy to see why its genuineness has been disputed. The Book of Joshua has many marks of having been written not so very long after the events described in it. But it has been a favourite opinion with the school which disputes the authenticity of the books of the Bible, that Deuteronomy was a late revision by Ezra of the law of Moses, though this (see Introduction) has lately been discarded for another hypothesis. But we have, if the present passage be genuine, a distinct proof that the Book of Joshua was written after the Book of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is here quoted as the "book of the law of Moses" (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9, 24, 26</a>). The grounds on which the genuine. ness of the passage has been denied are these: First, the passage begins with <span class="hebrew">אָז</span> followed by an imperfect, or future, as does the interpolated passage in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a>. This is Maurer's theory. But in this case we must reject every passage which begins thus, and certainly we should do so on grounds which, to say the least, are very slender. Next, we are told that Joshua could not have ventured to trust himself so far in the heart of a hostile country. But why not? Gerizim was not more than twenty miles from Ai. The Canaanites, we are told, were panic stricken at Joshua's success. The Gibeonites were not disposed to offer any hindrance to his progress; on the contrary, they hastened to form an alliance with him. And these solemn religious rites, performed by a people so clearly under the protection of the Most High, were more likely to increase than lessen the awe felt by the surrounding tribes. The only difficulty is that the women and children (v. 35) are expressly said to have gone thither also, and it seems improbable that they, whom we have supposed to have been left under a guard at Gilgal, should have been brought so far while the country was as yet unsubdued. And the difficulty is increased by finding Joshua again at Gilgal in <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6</a>. But there is the hypothesis that this was another Gilgal to fall back upon, and this (see note on the passage just mentioned) is an extremely probable one. The suggestion of many commentators, that the passage has been transposed, is of course possible. We can only leave the difficulty unsolved, as one which a fuller knowledge of the facts, could we obtain it, would clear up at once. But we may be sure that if the passage were an interpolation, some explanation would have been given of the circumstances which seem to us so perplexing. And on the other hand we must remember that, as has been already contended, the notion that the whole camp of Israel performed this journey at a time when stupefaction had seized upon the Canaanitish tribes, though involving some amount of impossibility, is by no means impossible. (See also note on ver. 33). A number of extraordinary interpretations of this passage have been given. A favourite Rabbinical interpretation (see note on next verse) was that this altar was erected on the very day on which the Israelites crossed the Jordan. This was of course a physical impossibility. Josephus, on the contrary, supposes that five years elapsed before its erection, while Rabbi Israel, in the Jerusalem Talmud, thinks that it was deferred until after the expiration of fourteen years, and after the land had been divided. So Masius <span class="accented">in loc.<span class="cmt_word"></span> In Mount Ebal.</span> Between it and Gerizim stood the city of Shechem, or Sychar, as it is called in St. <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4</a>. Gerizim was close to this city, as <a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Judges 9:6, 7</a> and St. <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20</a> testify, as well as <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a>, compared with <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6</a>. Dr. Maclear, in the 'Cambridge Bible for Schools,' suggests that the Israelites took this opportunity of interring the bones of Joseph (<a href="/genesis/1-25.htm">Genesis 1:25, 26</a>) in the piece of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor (<a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a>). (See <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/8-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At that time</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">built</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְנֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבֵּ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ebal</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵיבָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5858.htm">Strong's 5858: </a> </span><span class="str2">An Edomite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">OT History: Joshua 8:30 Then Joshua built an altar to Yahweh (Josh. 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