Places
Bethel in Genesis 31
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This place shows up in Genesis 31:13: “I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Genesis 31:13
“I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’””
What kids can learn
When you hear bethel in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 31:13 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 31:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IamtheGodofBethel,youanointedapillar,youavowtome.Nowarise,getoutfromthisland,andreturntothelandofyourbirth.’”