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- Catholic Giving - About USCCB Memorial Stones. 1After the
entire nation had completed the crossing of the Jordan, 2the
LORD said to Joshua: Choose twelve mena from the people, one
from each tribe, 3and command them, “Take up twelve stones from
this spot in the Jordan riverbed where the priests have been
standing.b Carry them over with you, and place them where you
are to stay tonight.” 4Summoning the twelve men he had selected
from among the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5Joshua said to
them: “Go to the Jordan riverbed in front of the ark of the
LORD, your God; lift to your shoulders one stone apiece, so that
they will equal in number the tribes of the Israelites. 6In the
future, these are to be a sign among you. When your children ask
you,* ‘What do these stones mean to you?’c 7you shall answer
them, ‘The waters of the Jordan ceased to flow before the ark of
the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan.’d Thus
these stones are to se