Jos 24:23-26 -
“All right then,” Joshua said, “destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God. We will obey him alone.”
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the LORD.
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God’s Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the LORD.
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From the interwebz:
The terebinth produces turpentine oil, a resin which, being astringent, was used in the ancient East for medicinal purposes. It was also used to sweeten wine and certain foods.
Many people also grow pistachio trees in order to produce their own nuts.
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Happy childhood memories. My daddy loved pistachios.
God is fascinating.
