Everyday words
Against
Start with Genesis 4:8, where the Bible uses the word against in a real sentence: “Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 4:8
“Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.”
2. Genesis 13:13
“Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.”
3. Genesis 14:8
“The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;”
4. Genesis 14:9
“against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.”
5. Genesis 14:15
“He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.”
6. Genesis 16:12
“He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers.””
7. Genesis 19:13
“for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown so great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.””
8. Genesis 20:6
“God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.”
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Practice Genesis 4:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
CainsaidtoAbel,hisbrother,“Let’sgointotheWhiletheywereinthefield,roseupAbel,hisbrother,andkilledhim.