People
Sarah in Genesis 17
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This person shows up in Genesis 17:15: “God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Genesis 17:15
“God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.”
What kids can learn
When you hear sarah in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 17:15 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 17:15
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
GodsaidtoAbraham,“Asforyourwife,youshallnotcallhernameSarai,buthernamebe