Lux Domini
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

What does Joshua 4:20 mean?

It is the duty of parents to tell their children betimes of the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearPeaceInheritanceRest

Read with

Keep this verse inside Joshua 4:20-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Jordan Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.

Joshua Tribe

Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .

Gilgal Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.