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Genesis 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Tower of Babel

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolThe Tall Tower

towerbrickspeoplecloud

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenThe Tower

TOWER → picture 3BRICKS → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 4SKY → picture 2

Grade 1God Scatters the People

They made bricks → picture 2A tower to the sky → picture 4God mixed up their words → picture 1Abram's family → picture 3

Order:

1. The whole earth was of one language and of one speech2. They said, Come, let’s build ourselves a city3. Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth4. Terah took Abram his son

Grade 2The Tower of Babel

  1. How many languages did people speak at first? One
  2. What did the people want to build? A city and a tall tower that reached the sky
  3. Why did they want to build it? To be famous (to make a name for themselves); they were proud.
  4. What did God do to their words? He mixed them up so they spoke different languages.
  5. What was the city called? Babel

Grade 3Making a Name

  1. Where did the people settle? On a plain in the land of Shinar
  2. What did they use instead of stone? Bricks (with tar for mortar)
  3. Give two reasons they wanted to build the tower. To make a name for themselves and to keep from being scattered
  4. Why was their plan wrong? God had told them to fill the earth; their plan came from pride and disobedience.
  5. Whose father is named at the end of the chapter? Terah, the father of Abram
1: The whole earth was of one language and of one speech2: They said, Come, let’s build ourselves a city3: Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth4: Terah took Abram his son

Grade 4Pride at Babel

  1. What had God commanded, and what did the people do instead? God told them to fill the earth; they settled in one place and built a city and tower.
  2. What did the people want to make for themselves? A name (fame, glory)
  3. Why is it funny that the Lord came down to see the tower? Their great tower was so small to God that He had to come down to see it.
  4. How does Abram's story contrast with Babel? The builders tried to make their own name great; God promised to make Abram's name great as a gift.

Word bank: 1. people; 2. tower; 3. God; 4. proud

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5From Babel to Abram

  1. What two goals did the builders have? To make a name for themselves and to avoid being scattered
  2. How was their plan rebellion against God? God had commanded people to fill the earth; they tried to stay in one place for their own glory.
  3. What does the name Babel sound like in Hebrew? The word for confuse
  4. What important fact is given about Sarai? She was barren (she had no children).
  5. How does Pentecost in Acts 2 reverse Babel? God's Spirit let the apostles speak in many languages so people from many nations understood the gospel.

Word bank: 1. one; 2. tower; 3. people; 4. Abram; 5. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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