Yehoshua Chapter 22: Rebels

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jun 17, 2026 · 3m

Joshua gives permission to the two and a half trans-Jordan tribes to return to their land. They kept their promise to assist in the conquest of the land. Now they can go back to their lands. But immediately something goes wrong. They build a large altar on the Jordan river. The tribes in Canaan are quite upset. It seems like these tribes are creating their own tabernacle. A few centuries later, in the book of Kings, Yerovam will break with the tribe of Yehudah creating the northern kingdom. Yerovam will be concerned that the northern tribes will return to the south because of the Temple. To…