Places
Gilgal in Joshua 15
GIL-gal
This place shows up in Joshua 15:7: “The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Joshua 15:7
“The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.”
What kids can learn
When you hear gilgal in Joshua, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Joshua 15:7 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Joshua 15:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheborderuptoDebirfromthevalleyofandsonorthward,lookingtowardGilgal,thatfacestheascentofAdummim,whichisonthesouthsideoftheriver.TheborderpassedalongtothewatersofEnandendedatEnRogel.