Joshua 3:1

Israel Crosses the Jordan

3:1 Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. ¹  They camped there before crossing the river. ² 

Joshua 4:19

4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month ³  and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. ⁴ 

Joshua 5:10

5:10 So the Israelites camped in Gilgal and celebrated the Passover in the evening of the fourteenth day of the month on the plains of Jericho. ⁵ 

Joshua 8:11

8:11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. ⁶  They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”

² tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).

⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁶ tn Heb “All the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came opposite the city.”

⁷ tn Heb “and the valley [was] between them and Ai.”