³⁰ As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, westward, toward the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh,^(A) in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal.^(B)

³ and tell them to take up twelve stones^(A) from the middle of the Jordan,^(B) from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.^(C)”

⁹ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal^[a](A) to this day.

¹⁰ On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,^(A) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.^(B)