Bible dictionary for children
Trumpet
A trumpet is a wind instrument used for signals, announcements or worship.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A trumpet is a wind instrument used for signals, announcements or worship. Some biblical instruments were made from animal horns.
Talk about it
How can a loud instrument help a large group respond together?
An example from the Bible
Joshua describes priests carrying horns as Israel approaches Jericho. Their sound belongs to a particular account, not a method for making walls fall today.
Read Joshua 6:4 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
Read the surrounding passage to see who is speaking and how this word or idea is being used. The linked reading opens the full chapter.
Related reading: Joshua 6:4
Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
