When the whole nation of Israel entered the Promised Land, God provided a liturgy for the reaffirmation of the Covenant (found back in Deut. 28) complete with 49 (7 x 7) blessings and 49 curses, by the count of the Rabbis. We find the reaffirmation liturgy in Josh. 9. The imagery of the location is …
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