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1 Kings 18:31 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” "

1 Kings 18:31

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29 When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.

30 Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the LORD’s altar that had been thrown down.

31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”

32 With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

33 He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”

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Exodus 39:14

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"The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes."

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"The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes."

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Joshua 4:5

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"Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;"

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"Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap."

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"All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing."

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1 Kings 18:1

"After many days, the LORD’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”"

1 Kings 18:2

"Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria."

1 Kings 18:3

"Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly;"

1 Kings 18:4

"for when Jezebel cut off the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)"

1 Kings 18:5

"Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.”"

1 Kings 18:6

"So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself."

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