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Caleb Asks for the Mountain Word Search (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Caleb Asks for the Mountain word search in three levels, from 6 big words across and down to 16 words in every direction. Answer keys included.

Preschool–Grade 5 · Medium

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Ages: Preschool (3–5), Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 10 minutes
Scripture: Joshua 14:6–15
Bible story: Caleb Asks for the Mountain

Use this word search after you teach Caleb Asks for the Mountain (Joshua 14:6–15).

The story: Caleb came to Joshua in Gilgal and remembered how Moses sent him from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land when he was forty years old, and how "I wholly followed the LORD my God." Now he was fourscore and five years old (85), and he said, "As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me." The Anakims were in that land, but Caleb said, "Now therefore give me this mountain," and "if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out." Joshua blessed him and gave him Hebron for an inheritance.

Talk about it: Big idea: Wholly following the LORD, God keeps His promises, Strong faith at every age. Which word from the puzzle reminds you most of the story?

Three levels: easy (ages 4–6) has 6 big words that go only across and down; medium (grades K–2) has 10 words that also go diagonally; hard (grades 3–5) has 16 words that go every direction, even backwards. Each downloads with or without an answer key.

The Bible story

Caleb came to Joshua in Gilgal and remembered how Moses sent him from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land when he was forty years old, and how "I wholly followed the LORD my God." Now he was fourscore and five years old (85), and he said, "As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me." The Anakims were in that land, but Caleb said, "Now therefore give me this mountain," and "if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out." Joshua blessed him and gave him Hebron for an inheritance. Read the whole story in Joshua 14:6–15 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God." (Joshua 14:8, KJV). It is printed on every level.

Words to find

Easy (ages 4–6, 6 words): Caleb, Joshua, Moses, Hebron, Mountain and Strong.
Medium (grades K–2, 10 words): Caleb, Joshua, Moses, Hebron, Mountain, Strong, Wholly, Forty, Gilgal and Inheritance.
Hard (grades 3–5, 16 words): Caleb, Joshua, Moses, Hebron, Mountain, Strong, Wholly, Forty, Gilgal, Inheritance, Judah, Anakims, Blessed, Cities, Wilderness and Fourscore.

The words come from the story in Joshua 14:6–15 (KJV). Before kids start, read the words aloud together and ask where each one is in the story.

Answer keys

Each level downloads two ways: the puzzle on its own, or with a second page that shows the answer (every word circled in red). Print the key for helpers, or let kids check their own work.

More for Caleb Asks for the Mountain: crossword and maze.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Caleb Asks for the Mountain word searches for?

The easy one (6 big words, across and down) is for ages 4–6, the medium one (10 words, with diagonals) for kindergarten to 2nd grade, and the hard one (16 words in every direction, even backwards) for 3rd to 5th grade.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Every level downloads with or without its answer key, which circles each word in red.

Are these word searches free?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your church, school or home. Please don't resell them.

What words are in the Caleb Asks for the Mountain word search?

The easy level has Caleb, Joshua, Moses, Hebron, Mountain and Strong. The medium and hard levels add more words from Joshua 14:6–15 (KJV); the full lists are on this page.