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Genesis 35 · Preschool

God Answers

Name Date

Color the altar Jacob built. Jacob said thank you to God for always being with him!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

Genesis 35:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Ask: When has God helped you? Say a thank-you prayer together.

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Genesis 35 · Kindergarten

Thank You, God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
ALTAR
BETHEL
THANKS
Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”.

Genesis 35:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ALTAR
PILLAR
BABY
STARS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you thank God for today?
  • How can you get ready to worship God?

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Genesis 35 · Grade 1

Back to Bethel

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BETHEL
ISRAEL
BENJAMIN
ALTAR
God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

Genesis 35:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Jacob built an altar
Benjamin was born
Jacob set up a pillar
Esau and Jacob buried Isaac

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Jacob came to Isaac his father

God said to him, Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.

God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel

He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

“God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.”

Genesis 35:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you thank God for today?
  • How can you get ready to worship God?
  • How can you put away things that pull you from God?

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Genesis 35 · Grade 2

Jacob Goes to Bethel

Name Date

Read the Story

God told Jacob to go to Bethel and build an altar there. Bethel was the place where Jacob had dreamed of the stairway to heaven.

Jacob told his family to put away their false gods, because they were going to worship the true God. They gave Jacob their idols, and he buried them under a tree. Then they traveled to Bethel, and Jacob built an altar.

God blessed Jacob there and said that his name would be Israel. Later, Rachel had a baby boy named Benjamin, but Rachel died. Jacob was very sad. Now Jacob had twelve sons.

Memory Verse

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

Genesis 35:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where did God tell Jacob to go?

    TwelveBethelTheir false gods (idols)

  2. What did Jacob tell his family to put away?

    Their false gods (idols)BethelTwelve

  3. What did Jacob build at Bethel?

    TwelveTheir false gods (idols)An altar

  4. What was the name of Rachel's new baby?

    An altarBenjaminTwelve

  5. How many sons did Jacob have now?

    BenjaminBethelTwelve

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

IJFBNVNHPEKYAETKCCGODILTEAVRNJPSTHOHSYYPIRAENSTBMKLARLTHANKSLEPVGBRRWSALUNYNSCABR
  • BETHEL
  • THANKS
  • PILLAR
  • ISRAEL
  • ALTAR
  • STARS
  • BABY
  • GOD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When can you worship God with your family?
  • How can you keep a promise to God?

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Genesis 35 · Grade 3

God Keeps His Word

Name Date

Read the Story

God told Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother. Jacob told his household, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. They gave him their idols and earrings, and he buried them under the oak near Shechem. A terror from God fell on the cities around them, so no one chased them.

At Bethel Jacob built an altar. God appeared to him again and blessed him, saying, Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel. God said, I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. He promised that kings would come from Jacob and that the land given to Abraham and Isaac would be his. Jacob set up a stone pillar and poured a drink offering and oil on it.

As they traveled toward Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel had hard labor. She named her son Ben-oni, but Jacob named him Benjamin. Rachel died and was buried on the way, and Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. Jacob now had twelve sons. Isaac died at 180 years old, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Memory Verse

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

Genesis 35:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What three things did Jacob tell his household to do?

  2. How did God protect them on their journey?

  3. What name did God confirm for Jacob?

  4. What did Jacob name Rachel's son?

  5. How old was Isaac when he died?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When can you worship God with your family?
  • How can you keep a promise to God?

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Genesis 35 · Grade 4

Clean Hearts for Worship

Name Date

Read and Think

Many years earlier, Jacob had promised God at Bethel that the Lord would be his God. Now God called him back to keep that promise. Before going, Jacob called his family to get rid of their idols and make themselves clean. Worship means giving God first place, with nothing competing for our hearts.

At Bethel, God renewed His promises and confirmed Jacob's new name, Israel. God's words to Jacob echo His words to Adam and Noah: Be fruitful and multiply. Kings would come from his family.

The chapter also has deep sadness. Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died. Rachel died after giving birth to Benjamin near Bethlehem. Isaac died too. Yet God's promise continued through the twelve sons who would become the twelve tribes of Israel.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did God call Jacob back to Bethel?

  2. What did Jacob do to prepare his family for worship?

  3. What did God's words be fruitful and multiply echo?

  4. What sad events happened in this chapter?

Think About It

  1. What things might compete with God for first place in your heart?

  2. Jacob's family went through sadness, but God's promises continued. How does this give you hope in hard times?

Memory Verse

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

Genesis 35:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What might you need to clear out of your life to worship God fully?
  • How can you keep your promises to God?

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Genesis 35 · Grade 5

Returning to Bethel

Name Date

Read and Think

Genesis 35 follows the disaster at Shechem with a call to renewal: Arise, go up to Bethel. God calls Jacob back to the place of his first encounter and his unfulfilled vow. Jacob's response is a family reformation: Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Jacob testifies that God answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went. The idols are buried, and God's protection surrounds them.

At Bethel, God appears again, confirming Jacob's new name, Israel, and restating the covenant in language that echoes Genesis 1 and 17: I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body. The land promise passes to Jacob and his offspring. Jacob sets up a pillar, as he had years before, and pours out a drink offering in worship.

The chapter then records three deaths: Deborah, Rebekah's nurse; Rachel, who dies near Bethlehem after naming her son Ben-oni, which means son of my sorrow; and Isaac, at 180 years old. Jacob renames his son Benjamin, which means son of my right hand, turning sorrow into hope. The twelve sons are listed, completing the family of Israel. Esau and Jacob together bury their father, a sign of their reconciliation. In the New Testament, Matthew recalls Rachel weeping (Matthew 2:18) in the story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jacob's family reformation include?

  2. How did Jacob describe God in verse 3?

  3. What does God's promise of kings point forward to?

  4. How did Jacob turn sorrow into hope in naming Benjamin?

  5. What shows that Esau and Jacob were reconciled?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

IsraelpillarBethelBenjaminGod
  1. Genesis 35 follows the disaster at Shechem with a call to renewal: Arise, go up to .
  2. calls Jacob back to the place of his first encounter and his unfulfilled vow.
  3. Jacob sets up a , as he had years before, and pours out a drink offering in worship.
  4. Jacob renames his son , which means son of my right hand, turning sorrow into hope.
  5. The twelve sons are listed, completing the family of .

Think About It

  1. Jacob testified about how God helped him. What could you testify about God's help in your life?

  2. Is there a promise to God you need to keep? What would going back to Bethel look like for you?

Memory Verse

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

Genesis 35:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What might you need to clear out of your life to worship God fully?
  • How can you keep your promises to God?
  • How can you lean on God when you feel sad?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.