Joshua 4:20

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Those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.

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Gilgal, near Jericho on the west side of the Jordan, became Israel’s first encampment in Canaan after crossing the river. There Joshua set up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan as a memorial of God’s stopping the waters and bringing Israel safely into the land.

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Joshua 4:20 mentions Gilgal, Jericho and Jordan.