Everyday words
Presence
Start with Genesis 3:8, where the Bible uses the word presence in a real sentence: “They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 3:8
“They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.”
2. Genesis 4:16
“Cain left Yahweh’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.”
3. Genesis 23:11
““No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.””
4. Genesis 23:18
“to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.”
5. Genesis 27:30
“As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.”
6. Genesis 41:46
“Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.”
7. Genesis 45:3
“Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.”
8. Genesis 47:10
“Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.”
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Practice Genesis 3:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheyheardYahwehGod’svoicewalkinginthegardeninthecooloftheday,andthemanandhiswifehidfromtheofGodamongthetreesofthegarden.