Tradition identifies the stone shown below, outside of Shechem (present-day Nablus), as the stone Joshua erected at the renewal of the covenant (Joshua 24:25). Physical reminders such as these, along with numerous Biblical references, amply testify to the centrality of masseboth in ancient religious ritual. The word massebah and its variants appear 34 times … Continue reading Does the Bible Disapprove of Masseboth?