Their duty done, the eastern tribes return home and build a great altar by the Jordan. The western tribes, fearing apostasy, muster for war, but Phinehas leads a delegation to investigate. The eastern tribes explain that the altar is not for sacrifice but a witness for future generations that they too belong to the LORD, and war is averted.
Joshua study chapter
Joshua 22
c. 1399 BCThe eastern tribes build an altar by the Jordan, nearly provoking war until it is explained as a witness, not for sacrifice.
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