Everyday words
Tamar
Start with Genesis 14:7, where the Bible uses the word tamar in a real sentence: “They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites,…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:7
“They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.”
2. Genesis 38:6
“Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.”
3. Genesis 38:11
“Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up”; for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.”
4. Genesis 38:13
“Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.””
5. Genesis 38:24
“About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.””
6. Judges 20:33
“All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar. Then the ambushers of Israel broke out of their place, even out of Maareh Geba.”
7. Ruth 4:12
“Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.””
8. 2 Samuel 13:1
“After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”
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Practice Genesis 14:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theyreturned,andcametoEnMishpatcalledKadesh),andstruckallthecountryoftheAmalekites,andalsotheAmorites,livedinHazazon