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Genesis 13 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Abram and Lot Separate

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.

PreschoolYou Choose First

sheeptentpeoplecamel

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

KindergartenBe Kind

SHEEP → picture 2TENT → picture 4FRIENDS → picture 1CAMEL → picture 3

Grade 1Abram Lets Lot Choose

Too many animals → picture 3Abram and Lot → picture 1Lot chose the green valley → picture 4Abram sees the land → picture 2

Order:

1. Abram went up out of Egypt2. So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself3. Abram lived in the land of Canaan4. Abram moved his tent

Grade 2Abram Is Kind to Lot

  1. Who was Lot? Abram's nephew
  2. Why was there not enough room? They had too many animals.
  3. Who began to argue? The men who took care of Abram's and Lot's animals (herdsmen)
  4. What did Abram let Lot do? Choose first where he wanted to go
  5. What did God promise Abram? All the land he could see, for him and his family forever

Grade 3Abram Chooses Peace

  1. Why did Abram's and Lot's herdsmen quarrel? The land could not support all their animals.
  2. What reason did Abram give for not quarreling? They were relatives (family).
  3. What did the Jordan valley look like? Well watered, like the garden of the Lord
  4. Why was it dangerous for Lot to live near Sodom? The people of Sodom were very wicked.
  5. What did God compare Abram's offspring to? The dust of the earth
1: Abram went up out of Egypt2: So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself3: Abram lived in the land of Canaan4: Abram moved his tent

Grade 4Generous Faith

  1. Where did Abram worship when he returned from Egypt? At the altar near Bethel
  2. Why didn't Abram need to grab the best land? He trusted God to provide for him and keep His promise.
  3. How did Lot make his choice? By what looked best to his eyes (the well-watered valley)
  4. What did God do right after Lot left? He renewed His promise to give Abram all the land and many offspring.

Word bank: 1. Abram; 2. Lot; 3. land; 4. God; 5. peace

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

Grade 5Walking by Faith, Not by Sight

  1. Why does the mention of the Canaanites and Perizzites matter? Others were watching; the quarrel was a poor witness among the people of the land.
  2. What right did Abram give up, and why? The right to choose first; he trusted God to provide.
  3. To what two places was the Jordan plain compared? The garden of the Lord and the land of Egypt
  4. What do we learn about Sodom in this chapter? Its people were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.
  5. Compare how Lot and Abram each lifted up their eyes. Lot looked and chose what seemed best for himself; Abram looked at what God promised to give him.

Word bank: 1. Abram; 2. peace; 3. Lot; 4. tent

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

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