Places
Galilee in Joshua 21
GAL-ih-lee
This place shows up in Joshua 21:32: “Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Joshua 21:32
“Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.”
What kids can learn
When you hear galilee in Joshua, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Joshua 21:32 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Joshua 21:32
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
OutoftheofKedeshinGalileewithitsthecityofrefugeforthemanslayer,Hammothdorwithitssuburbs,andKartanwithitssuburbs:threecities.