an heap: Deuteronomy 13:16; 2 Kings 19:25; Isaiah 17:1, Isaiah 25:2; Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 49:2, Jeremiah 50:26; Micah 3:12
unto this day: Joshua 4:9
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Joshua 8:28
Joshua 8:28
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