There was a story of God behind each altar or pillar. In each event, the people paused, praised, and worshipped God. They recognized God as being sovereign over the events in their lives. Additionally, Joshua says that the stones will be a monument where children will remember God. The practice passed down faith from generation to generation.
Ruth is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite. After the death...
David again brought together out of Israel chosen men, thirty thousand in all. He and all his men set out from Baalah of Judah...
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden...