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Genesis 31 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jacob Goes Home

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.

PreschoolGoing Home

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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 Went With Jacob

CAMEL → picture 3SHEEP → picture 4STONE → picture 2MOUNTAIN → picture 1

Grade 1Home Again

God spoke in a dream → picture 2The family rode camels → picture 4A pile of stones → picture 1They made peace → picture 3

Order:

1. Yahweh said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers2. Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels3. God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night4. Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters

Grade 2Time to Go Home

  1. How many years did Jacob work for Laban? Twenty years (circle)
  2. What did God tell Jacob? To go back to his home land; God would be with him.
  3. What did Laban do when he found out Jacob left? He chased after them. (circle)
  4. What did God say to Laban in a dream? Not to hurt Jacob (circle)
  5. What did Jacob and Laban pile up? Stones (circle)
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Grade 3A Covenant of Peace

  1. How many times did Laban change Jacob's wages? Ten times
  2. What did Rachel steal? Her father's household idols
  3. How did God protect Jacob from Laban? He warned Laban in a dream not to harm Jacob.
  4. Who did Jacob say had been with him? The God of his father
  5. What did Jacob and Laban set up to mark their covenant? A stone pillar and a heap of stones
1: Yahweh said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers2: Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels3: God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night4: Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters

Grade 4God Was With Jacob

  1. What could Jacob see now about the last twenty years? God had protected him and given him the flocks.
  2. How did Jacob's fear show? He slipped away secretly instead of saying goodbye openly.
  3. What do Rachel's stolen idols show? Laban's household did not fully worship the true God.
  4. What did Jacob say about God's role in his success? If God had not been with him, he would have been sent away empty.

Word bank: 1. home; 2. God; 3. with; 4. dream; 5. peace

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

Grade 5The Fear of Isaac

  1. What earlier promise do God's words in verse 3 echo? The Bethel promise (God's promise to be with Jacob and bring him back)
  2. How does the search for Laban's gods show the foolishness of idols? The gods could not protect themselves; they were hidden under a camel saddle.
  3. What names for God does Jacob use in verse 42? Jacob said, The God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac
  4. What was the real meaning of the Mizpah covenant? A boundary marker and witness between two men who did not trust each other
  5. Who truly protected Jacob during his twenty years with Laban? God

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

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