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Joshua 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Daughters Receive Land

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Remembers the Daughters

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenFive Sisters

SISTER → picture 3FOREST → picture 1HOME → picture 4PROMISE → picture 2

Grade 1The Five Sisters

Five sisters had no brother. → picture 4God told Moses to give them land. → picture 3They asked Joshua for land. → picture 1They got land with their family. → picture 5Joseph's sons cleared a forest. → picture 2

Order:

1. Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah2. Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers3. we are a numerous people4. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down

Grade 2Five Sisters Ask for Land

  1. How many daughters did Zelophehad have? Five (circle)
  2. Who did the sisters come to? Joshua and the priest (circle)
  3. What had God told Moses to do? Give them land (circle)
  4. What did Joseph's sons say they needed? More land (circle)
  5. Where did Joshua tell them to go? Up to the forest (circle)
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Grade 3God Keeps His Word to the Daughters

  1. Which tribe did Zelophehad belong to? Manasseh
  2. Whom did the daughters come to? Eleazar the priest and Joshua
  3. What had Yahweh commanded Moses? To give them an inheritance among their brothers
  4. What did the children of Joseph complain about? They had only one lot.
  5. What did the Canaanites have? Chariots of iron
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Grade 4A Promise Remembered

  1. How many daughters did Zelophehad have? Five daughters
  2. What had Yahweh told Moses about these daughters? They should receive their father's inheritance.
  3. What did Israel do with the Canaanites when they grew strong? Put them to forced labor
  4. What did Joshua tell the children of Joseph to clear? The forest

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Faith That Claims a Promise

  1. What had Yahweh ruled in the wilderness about such families? That daughters should inherit
  2. Whom did the daughters come to? Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes
  3. According to what did Joshua give them land? The commandment of Yahweh
  4. How did Joshua answer the house of Joseph's complaint? If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there.
  5. What did Joshua say about the Canaanites' chariots? You shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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