1 Reis 18

30And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

1rs 19:10

1rs 19:14

2cr 33:16

rm 11:3

31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
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gn 33:20

gn 35:10

gn 32:28

ex 24:4

js 4:20

js 4:3,4

2rs 17:34

ed 6:17

is 48:1

jr 31:1

ez 37:16,22

ez 47:13

Usar doze pedras para construir o altar requereu valentia. Isto poderia ter ocasionado que algumas pessoas se zangassem porque era um aviso silencioso da divisão entre as tribos. Enquanto as dez tribos do norte se chamaram a si mesmos o Israel, este era o nome que originalmente tinham recebido as doze tribos em conjunto.