John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:17
And the priests that bare the ark of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan ,.... Which for its breadth Mr. Maundrell, the above mentioned traveller, says F3 Maundrell, Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 83. might be about twenty yards over, and its depth exceeded his height; but Dr. Shaw F4 Travels, p. 346. , a later traveller still, says,"the river Jordan is by far the most considerable river, excepting the Nile, either of the coast of Syria, or of Barbary.... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:16
That the waters which came down from above ,.... Above where the priests' feet rested, and which came down from Mount Lebanon, and the fountains of Jordan northward: stood and rose up upon an heap ; they stopped their current, and as the water came down they rose up on high, and made one vast heap of waters: very far from the city of Adam, that is, beside Zaretan ; the Cetib, or textual reading, is, "in Adam the city"; we follow the marginal reading, "from Adam": both readings, as... read more