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Genesis 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jacob's Family Grows

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.

PreschoolGod Remembered Rachel

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

KindergartenGod Listens

BABY → picture 2SHEEP → picture 4RAM → picture 1TENT → picture 3

Grade 1A Big Family

Joseph was born → picture 3Rachel prayed → picture 1Spotted sheep → picture 4Jacob's big family → picture 2

Order:

1. God remembered Rachel2. She named him Joseph3. When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place4. The man increased exceedingly

Grade 2God Hears Rachel

  1. Who had many sons? Leah (circle)
  2. Why was Rachel sad? She did not have any children.
  3. Who listened to Rachel? God (circle)
  4. What was Rachel's son's name? Joseph (circle)
  5. What happened to Jacob's flocks? They grew and grew because God blessed Jacob.
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Grade 3Rachel's Son Joseph

  1. How did Rachel feel about Leah? She envied (was jealous of) her.
  2. Name the daughter born to Leah. Dinah
  3. What did Rachel name her son? Joseph
  4. Why did Laban want Jacob to stay? He learned the Lord blessed him because of Jacob.
  5. What animals did Jacob ask for as wages? The speckled and spotted ones
1: God remembered Rachel2: She named him Joseph3: When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place4: The man increased exceedingly

Grade 4Jealousy and God's Faithfulness

  1. What sin caused trouble between Rachel and Leah? Jealousy (rivalry)
  2. What was God's design for marriage from the beginning? One husband and one wife (Genesis 2:24)
  3. What would come from Jacob's sons? The twelve tribes of Israel
  4. Who did Jacob later say made his flocks grow? God (Genesis 31:9)

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

Grade 5God Remembered Rachel

  1. What does Jacob's question Am I in God's place? teach? Children are a gift from God, not something a person can give by their own power.
  2. What does the Bible's record of polygamy in Genesis show? Scripture records it without approving it; it always brings conflict, and God's design is one man and one woman.
  3. What does it mean when the Bible says God remembered someone? He acted faithfully on their behalf.
  4. How did Laban try to cheat Jacob? He removed the speckled and spotted animals and sent them three days away.
  5. According to Genesis 31, what really caused Jacob's flocks to prosper? God Himself, not Jacob's methods

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

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