Judges
Israel crosses the Jordan
Israel crosses the Jordan is dated 1406 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1451 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Joshua 3:17. Joshua is part of it.
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- 1406 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 1451 BC
- How it's dated
- the Bible's numbers
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Sources: Theographic event 130; Numbers 14:33 (forty years).
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jordan.
Which verses connect to Joshua 3:17?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Exodus 14:2210 votes
and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Exodus 14:2910 votes
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Psalm 66:66 votes
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
- Isaiah 25:85 votes
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Joshua 4:34 votes
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.’”
- 2 Kings 2:84 votes
And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.