Places
Shechem in Joshua 17
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This place shows up in Joshua 17:7: “The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Joshua 17:7
“The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.”
What kids can learn
When you hear shechem in Joshua, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Joshua 17:7 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Joshua 17:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheborderofManassehwasfromAshertoMichmethath,whichisShechem.Theborderwenttotherighthand,totheinhabitantsofEn