Objects
cord in Genesis 23
KORD
This thing shows up in Genesis 23:16: “Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Genesis 23:16
“Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.”
What kids can learn
When you hear cord in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 23:16 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 23:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AbrahamlistenedtoweighedtoEphronthesilverwhichhehadnamedintheaudienceofthechildrenofHeth,fourhundredshekelsofsilver,accordingtothecurrentmerchants’