Joshua 3:14

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It happened, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people;

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Israel moved from Shittim, east of the Jordan opposite Jericho, toward the river to enter Canaan. The Jordan’s waters were stopped upstream near Adam and piled back toward the Salt Sea (Dead Sea), allowing the people to cross on dry ground before Jericho.

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Joshua 3:14 mentions Adam, Jericho, Jordan, Salt Sea and Shittim.

Photo of Adam — Adam · Matson Collection

Photo of Salt Sea — Salt Sea · Mujaddara