as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones, on which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings to Yahweh, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
"This made it palpable even to strangers entering the land what God was worshipped in it, and all excuse for error was taken away." [Note: John Calvin, Commentaries on the Book of Joshua, p. 133.] 