3 Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place. 4 You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way. 5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Deuteronomy 12:3–5
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Exodus 34:12–14
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Deuteronomy 7:4–6
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Deuteronomy 12:13–15
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Deuteronomy 12:30–32
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Deuteronomy 27:5–7
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