Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1406 BC

Joshua builds the altar on Mount Ebal and reads the Law

Following the conquest of Ai, Joshua erected an altar of unhewn stones on Mount Ebal, inscribed the Law of Moses on plastered stones, and read all the blessings and curses between Ebal and Gerizim.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. 1406 BC · Note: Fulfillment of Moses’ Deuteronomy 27 command upon entering central Canaan.

Scripture References

Joshua 8:30-35

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