People and promise
Canaan
Start with Genesis 9:18, where the Bible uses the word canaan in a real sentence: “The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 9:18
“The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.”
2. Genesis 9:22
“Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.”
3. Genesis 9:25
“He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.””
4. Genesis 9:26
“He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
5. Genesis 9:27
“May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.””
6. Genesis 10:6
“The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.”
7. Genesis 10:15
“Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,”
8. Genesis 11:31
“Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.”
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Practice Genesis 9:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheofNoahwhowentouttheshipShem,Ham,andJapheth.HamisthefatherofCanaan.