People
Miriam in 1 Chronicles 4
MEER-ee-um
This person shows up in 1 Chronicles 4:17: “The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Chronicles 4:17
“The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.”
What kids can learn
When you hear miriam in 1 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Chronicles 4:17 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Chronicles 4:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThesonsofEzrah:Jether,Epher,andJalon;andsheMiriam,Shammai,andthefatherofEshtemoa.