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The Night at the River

Jacob wrestles until daybreak

Grade 6English2.0 The Bible

A KICD Grade 6 story for the sub strand 2.5 Jacob wrestles an Angel. 853 words, the length the design asks for at this grade.

The opening pages

Page 1

Jacob was going home, and he was afraid. He had been away twenty years. He had left as a young man running for his life, because he had cheated his brother Esau out of something that could not be given back, and Esau had promised to kill him for it. Now he was returning with two wives, eleven sons, servants, and more cattle than he could count. And somewhere ahead of him, coming the other way, was Esau.

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Word list

ford
drove
prevail
wrench
socket
blessing
preserved
Peniel
Israel

Think about it

Read Genesis 32:22-32. Why do you think Jacob sent everyone he owned across the river first?
Jacob had lied about his name once before. Find that story in Genesis 27. Why does it matter that he tells the truth this time?
He asks for the other name and is not given it. What does that tell us?

KICD

Subject	Christian Religious Education
Grade	6
Strand	2.0 The Bible
Sub strand	2.5 Jacob wrestles an Angel
Theme	2.0 The Bible
Length	853 words
Outcome	retell the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel