16 and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as[a] Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah(A) (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho. 17 The priests carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan,(B) while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

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  1. Joshua 3:16 Alt Hb tradition reads mass at

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