Nehemiah 3 · Grade 3
Building Side by Side
Read the Story
Nehemiah 3 is a list of builders. Eliashib the high priest and the priests went first. They built the sheep gate and set up its doors. Then the next group built beside them, and the next beside them.
All kinds of people worked. There were goldsmiths and perfume makers. There were rulers and Levites. Men came from towns like Jericho and Tekoa. Shallum worked with his daughters. Many people fixed the part of the wall across from their own houses.
Not everyone helped. The nobles of Tekoa would not work. But the men of Tekoa fixed two parts of the wall! Each person did a part, and together they built the whole wall.
Memory Verse
“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”
Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Who started the work?
What gate did the priests build?
Name two kinds of workers in the list.
Where did many people build?
Who would not help?
Everyone Helps
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- REPAIRED
- PRIESTS
- SHEEP
- BUILT
- HOUSE
- GATE
- FISH
- WALL
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you help near your own home?
- How can doing your small part help a big job get done?
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