[:en]Thoughts from Joshua 22[:]

[:en]The Reubenites, Gadites and half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land east of Jordan separated from their brethren.  So when they left the Israelites at Shiloh in Canaan to return to Gilead, they decided to build an altar as a witness of peace and unity for the descendants.  It is also to bear witness between the Israelites and the generations that follow,  that they will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with burnt offerings, sacrifice and fellowship offerings (v. 27)[:]