Everyday words
Heaven
Start with Genesis 14:19, where the Bible uses the word heaven in a real sentence: “He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:19
“He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:”
2. Genesis 14:22
“Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,”
3. Genesis 24:3
“I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.”
4. Genesis 28:12
“He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”
5. Genesis 28:17
“He was afraid, and said, “How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.””
6. Genesis 49:25
“even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.”
7. Exodus 20:11
“for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.”
8. Exodus 20:22
“Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.”
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Practice Genesis 14:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Heblessedhim,and“BlessedbeofGodMostpossessorofheavenandearth: