Places
Berea in Genesis 42
buh-REE-uh
This place shows up in Genesis 42:36: “Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Genesis 42:36
“Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.””
What kids can learn
When you hear berea in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 42:36 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 42:36
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Jacob,theirfather,saidto“Youhavebereavedmeofmychildren!isnomore,isnomore,andyouwanttotakeBenjaminaway.Allthesethingsareagainstme.”