Everyday words
Gomorrah
Start with Genesis 10:19, where the Bible uses the word gomorrah in a real sentence: “The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah,…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 10:19
“The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.”
2. Genesis 13:10
“Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.”
3. Genesis 14:2
“they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).”
4. 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;”
5. Genesis 14:10
“Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.”
6. Genesis 14:11
“They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.”
7. Genesis 18:20
“Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,”
8. Genesis 19:24
“Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.”
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Practice Genesis 10:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheborderoftheCanaaniteswasfromyougotowardGerar—toGaza—asyougotowardAdmah,andZeboiim—toLasha.