Joshua 9:5

And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

Cross-reference

Joshua 9:13 Parallel

Joshua 9:13 echoes the worn-out clothes and sandals from verse 5 — confirming the Gibeonites' fabricated evidence of a long journey.

Joshua 9:12 Parallel

In Joshua 9:12, the Gibeonites repeat the same claim about their bread being hot then mouldy, reinforcing their deception.

Deuteronomy 29:5 emphasizes that clothes and sandals did not wear out in the wilderness — directly contrasting the Gibeonites' claim of worn-out gear.