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John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 7:26
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day, etc.] That is, at the place where he suffered, or where they laid his ashes, they heaped up a pile of stones over him, as a monument whereby it might be known hereafter where he was executed and was buried; and which pile continued to the writing of this history: such sort of funeral monuments were usual with the Heathens f127 also as well as with the Jews, (see <060829> Joshua 8:29 <101817>2 Samuel 18:17); so the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger; or the effects of it ceased; the outward face of things was altered, the dealings of God in his providence with Israel were changed; though, properly speaking, there is no change in God, nor such affections and passions in him as in man: wherefore the name of the place was called the valley of Achor unto this day; from the trouble Achan met with, and the people of Israel on his account, (see <060724>Joshua 7:24); and so it was called in the days of Isaiah and Hosea, (<236510>Isaiah 65:10 <280215>Hosea 2:15); and where it is prophesied of as what should be in time to come: according to Bunting f128, it was twelve miles from Jerusalem; Jerom f129 says it was at the north of Jericho, but Lamy f130, following Bonfrerius, places it to the south; (see <061507>Joshua 15:7).
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