Exodus 24:4

And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Cross-reference

Exodus 24:7 Historical context

Exodus 24:7 has Moses reading the Book of the Covenant he wrote here — the next step in the ceremony.

Exodus 21:1 Historical context

Exodus 21:1 begins the 'rules' Moses wrote here — showing the specific content of 'all the words of the Lord'.

Exodus 32:6 Contrast

Exodus 32:6 describes people rising early to worship the golden calf — contrasting Moses' early rising to build an altar.

Exodus 34:27 commands Moses to write covenant words again — parallel to his writing the words here.

Genesis 31:45 describes Jacob setting up a pillar as a witness to a covenant — parallel to Moses' pillars as a witness to God's covenant.

In Genesis 28:18, Jacob rises early and sets up a stone pillar as a memorial — similar to Moses' twelve pillars at Sinai.

In Deuteronomy 31:9, Moses also writes the law — a parallel action of recording God's words for the people.

Joshua 4:3 Parallel

Joshua 4:3 describes taking twelve stones from the Jordan—another set of twelve memorial stones for the tribes, like the pillars.

Joshua 4:8 Parallel

Joshua 4:8 records the actual taking of twelve stones, mirroring the twelve pillars as a tribal memorial.

Joshua 4:20 Parallel

Joshua 4:20 places the twelve stones at Gilgal as a lasting memorial, similar to the twelve pillars here.

Joshua 24:26 shows Joshua writing the covenant and setting up a stone — mirroring Moses' act of writing and erecting pillars at Sinai.

Joshua 24:27 uses a stone as a witness to the covenant — Moses' twelve pillars at Sinai similarly serve as a lasting memorial.

Hebrews 8:10 promises God writing laws on hearts, a new covenant fulfillment of Moses writing God's words externally on scrolls.

Isaiah 19:19 predicts an altar and pillar to the Lord in Egypt, matching the altar and twelve pillars Moses erected at Sinai.

1 Kings 18:31 shows Elijah using twelve stones for the tribes — directly echoing the twelve pillars Moses set up.

Revelation 21:14 has twelve foundations for apostles — mirroring the twelve pillars for the twelve tribes here.

Joshua 4:9 Parallel

Joshua 4:9 sets up twelve stones in the Jordan itself—another memorial for the tribes, akin to the pillars.

Luke 22:30 Parallel

Luke 22:30 promises disciples will judge the twelve tribes — echoing the twelve pillars representing the tribes here.

Joshua 4:2 Parallel

Joshua 4:2 commands taking twelve men, one per tribe, reinforcing the same tribal representation seen in the pillars.

Numbers 17:2 has twelve rods, one per tribe, as a sign of tribal identity—parallel to the twelve pillars here.

1 Kings 11:30 uses twelve torn pieces of a garment to symbolize the tribes, paralleling the twelve pillars.

Ezra 6:17 Parallel

Ezra 6:17 offers twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, again using the number twelve for the tribes.