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Holy ground
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Joshua 5:14-15

Holy ground

At Gilgal · Joshua 5

Story guide: Joshua bows low before the commander of Yahweh's army and removes his sandal from the ground; the commander's appearance is not described in the passage.

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14He said, “No; rather, I have now come as the commander of the army of Yahweh.” Then Joshua fell with his face to the ground and bowed down, and said to him, “What is my lord saying to his servant?”

15Then the commander of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, because the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

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