Joshua 4:8-9 - So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down. Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.
I wonder how big the stones were. They probably weren't pebbles, but they had to be small enough that each of the 12 men could carry his stone from the middle of the riverbed to the opposite shore. I'm guessing they weighed 40-80 pounds each -- depending on how strong each of the men were.
I wonder if they found colorful stones. Stones with some variation in hue would have made a more attractive, eye-catching pile.
I'm curious. Could you please tell me what brought you to this page by mentioning it in a comment? I won't publish the comment, if you ask me not to.
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