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Genesis 23 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Sarah's Burial

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.

PreschoolAbraham Loved Sarah

hearttreetenthand

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

KindergartenGod Cares

LOVE → picture 3TREE → picture 4TENT → picture 2HELP → picture 1

Grade 1A Place for Sarah

Abraham loved Sarah → picture 2A field with trees → picture 1Silver to buy the field → picture 4The people of the land → picture 3

Order:

1. Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years2. Sarah died in Kiriath Arba3. Abraham listened to Ephron4. Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah

Grade 2Abraham Says Goodbye

  1. How old was Sarah when she died? 127 years old (circle)
  2. How did Abraham feel? Very sad; he cried because he loved her.
  3. What did Abraham ask to buy? A field with a cave (to bury Sarah)
  4. Who owned the field? Ephron (circle)
  5. What did Abraham pay with? Silver (circle)
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Grade 3The Cave of Machpelah

  1. Where did Sarah die? At Hebron in the land of Canaan
  2. How did Abraham describe himself to the Hittites? As a foreigner (stranger) living among them
  3. What did the Hittites call Abraham? A mighty prince
  4. How much did Abraham pay for the field? Four hundred shekels of silver
  5. Why was this field important? It was the first part of the promised land Abraham owned.
1: Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years2: Sarah died in Kiriath Arba3: Abraham listened to Ephron4: Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah

Grade 4Grief and Hope

  1. How did Abraham respond to Sarah's death? He mourned and wept for her.
  2. How much of the promised land did Abraham own before this? None
  3. Why did Abraham insist on paying for the field? He wanted it to be clearly and fairly his (not a gift that could be questioned).
  4. How was buying the grave an act of hope? It showed Abraham believed the land would belong to his family as God promised.

Word bank: 1. Sarah; 2. love; 3. God; 4. cave

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

Grade 5A Sojourner's Hope

  1. What unusual detail does Genesis give about Sarah? Her age at death (127); she is the only woman in the Bible whose age at death is given.
  2. What did Abraham call himself, and why is that significant? A foreigner and sojourner; though God promised the land, he owned none of it yet.
  3. How did Abraham make sure the purchase was certain? He paid the full price publicly before witnesses, refusing it as a gift.
  4. Why is the burial plot called a down payment on God's promise? It was the first piece of Canaan legally owned by Abraham's family.
  5. According to Hebrews 11:13-16, what were the patriarchs looking for? A better, heavenly country

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

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