Lux Domini
And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

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Interpretation

The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity.

Glossary

Jordan Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
Jericho Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
Gilgal Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.