It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah.

the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa.

All the people,<n id="1" /> rulers,<n id="2" /> leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the <sc>Lordsc>. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there.<n id="3" /> Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan<n id="1" /> &#8211; in the hill country, the lowlands,<n id="2" /> and all along the Mediterranean coast<n id="3" /> as far as<n id="4" /> Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) &#8211;

The Israelites received this report:<n id="1" /> &#8220;Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to<n id="2" /> the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.&#8221;