the waters: Joshua 3:13-16
memorial: Joshua 4:6; Exodus 12:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 30:16; Numbers 16:40; Psalms 111:4; Isaiah 66:3 *marg. 1 Corinthians 11:24
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Joshua 4:7
Joshua 4:7
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