Places
Shiloh in 1 Samuel 14
SHY-loh
This place shows up in 1 Samuel 14:3: “including Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Samuel 14:3
“including Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.”
What kids can learn
When you hear shiloh in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 14:3 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 14:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Ahijah,thesonofIchabod’sbrother,thesonofPhinehas,thesonofEli,thepriestofinShiloh,wearinganephod.Thepeopledidn’tknowthatJonathanwasgone.