Jos 22:24-29 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Josh 22:24-29: 22:24-29 The eastern tribes feared exclusion from Israel at a later time because the Jordan River divided them from the western tribes.

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‏ Joshua 22:24-29

Summary for Josh 22:24-29: 22:24-29 ^a The eastern tribes feared exclusion from Israel at a later time because the Jordan River divided them from the western tribes.
22:27 ^b The altar near the bank of the Jordan would stand as a memorial (literally witness) through the generations that the eastern tribes were also part of Israel.
22:28 ^c This altar was a copy, intended to be seen, not used.