People
Rebekah in Genesis 26
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This person shows up in Genesis 26:7: “The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Genesis 26:7
“The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.””
What kids can learn
When you hear rebekah in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 26:7 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 26:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Themenoftheplaceaskedhimabouthiswife.Hesaid,“Sheismyforhewasafraidtosay,“Mywife”,lest,hethought,“themenoftheplacekillmeforRebekah,becausesheisbeautifultoat.”