Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
Context
This verse from Joshua Chapter 24 connects to 10 cross-references. Joshua assembles all Israel at Shechem and presents a historical survey from Abraham through the exodus and conquest, framing it as God's sovereign acts. He challenges the people to choose whom they will serve—gods of Mesopotamia, Canaan, or the Lord—and …
Other Translations
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old--Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor--and they serve other gods;
And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.
Cross References
And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and …
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and …
And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; …
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were …
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware …
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, …
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou …
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy …
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.