Joshua 4:2

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Joshua 4:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,

3 and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

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Joshua 3:12

Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

Numbers 1:4

And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

Numbers 1:5

These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Numbers 1:6

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Numbers 1:7

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Numbers 1:8

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

Numbers 1:9

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Numbers 1:10

from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

Numbers 1:11

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Numbers 1:12

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Numbers 1:13

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

Numbers 1:14

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Numbers 1:15

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Numbers 13:2

“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”

Numbers 34:18

Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

Deuteronomy 1:23

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

1 Kings 18:31

And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

Matthew 10:1

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Matthew 10:4

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Matthew 10:5

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.