Everyday words
Kiriath
Start with Genesis 23:2, where the Bible uses the word kiriath in a real sentence: “Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 23:2
“Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
2. Genesis 35:27
“Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.”
3. Numbers 22:39
“Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.”
4. Joshua 9:17
“The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.”
5. Joshua 14:15
“Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.”
6. Joshua 15:9
“The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);”
7. Joshua 15:13
“He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).”
8. Joshua 15:15
“He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 23:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SarahdiedinKiriathArba(alsocalledHebron),inthelandofcametomournforSarah,andtoforher.