Places
Sidon in Judges 18
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This place shows up in Judges 18:28: “There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Judges 18:28
“There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived in it.”
What kids can learn
When you hear sidon in Judges, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Judges 18:28 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Judges 18:28
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Therewasnodeliverer,becauseitwasfarfromSidon,andtheyhadnodealingswithelse;anditwasinthevalleythatbyRehob.Theybuiltthecity,andlivedinit.