Bible dictionary for children
Sickle
A sickle is a curved blade used to cut crops at harvest.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A sickle is a curved blade used to cut crops at harvest. It is a working tool that requires skill and care.
Talk about it
What tells the farmer that the growing season has reached harvest?
An example from the Bible
Mark's parable of growing seed mentions the sickle when the grain is ready. The detail shows that harvest time has arrived.
Read Mark 4:29 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Mark 4:29
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
