Numbers 25:1

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Israel Worships Baal

25 While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove,^[a]^(A) the people began to have sexual relations with the women of Moab.

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Joshua 2:1

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Spies Sent to Jericho

2 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies^(A) from the Acacia Grove,^[a] saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a woman, a prostitute named Rahab,^(B) and stayed there.

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Joshua 3:1

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Crossing the Jordan

3 Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove^[a] with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and stayed there before crossing.

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Joel 3:18

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¹⁸In that day
the mountains will drip with sweet wine,^(A)
and the hills will flow with milk.^(B)
All the streams of Judah will flow with water,^(C)
and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house,^(D)
watering the Valley of Acacias.^[a]^(E)

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Micah 6:5

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⁵My people,
remember what Balak king of Moab^(A) proposed,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,^(B)
and what happened from the Acacia Grove^[a]^(C) to Gilgal^(D)
so that you may acknowledge
the Lord’s righteous acts.^(E)