Places
Gilead in Numbers 27
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This place shows up in Numbers 27:1: “Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Numbers 27:1
“Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.”
What kids can learn
When you hear gilead in Numbers, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Numbers 27:1 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Numbers 27:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThenthedaughtersofZelophehad,thesonofHepher,thesonofthesonofMachir,thesonofManasseh,ofthefamiliesofthesonofJosephcamenear.Thesearethenamesofhisdaughters:Mahlah,andHoglah,andMilcah,andTirzah.