Commentary for Joshua 22:12
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ כָּל־עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה לַעֲל֥וֹת עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לַצָּבָֽא׃ (פ)
And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.
Rashi on Joshua
To go up against them to war. [They were prepared to do this] because בָּמוֹת were prohibited2The term בָּמוֹת is used to describe any type of altar used for sacrifices except the altar of the Mishkan or the Beis ha Mikdosh. These בָּמוֹת were permitted during the period before the establishment of the Mishkan, but were prohibited so long as the Mishkan was intact. They were considered a threat to the unity of the Klal Yisroel and to the centrality of the Mishkan. once the Mishkan was established at Shiloh.
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