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Torah for ChildrenBook 1Qodesh PublishersP.O. Box 1830Northriding2162South AfricaEVPRISBN nzwww.qodesh.co.zaIEPrinted in the United States of AmericaWTorah for ChildrenBook 1 2011 Copyright by Qodesh PublishersAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, be it electronic, photocopy, recording or any other method, without priorwritten permission of the publisher, Qodesh Publishers, South Africa. The only exception is brief quotationsin printed reviews.Cover art — Shimoné WolfaardtContent illustrations — Petro and Shimoné WolfaardtAuthor — Petro Wolfaardt2
INTRODUCTIONEVPRThe Torah for Children series is created to aid parents in teaching theirchildren the Torah of YHWH, but by no means replace the role of parentsin teaching their children. The books are designed for primary school children. Portions from The Scriptures were simplified to make it easier forchildren to understand, but the very young will need their parents to readthrough the portions with them, and give explanations where necessary.For younger children there are many pictures to colour, while older children can do the many activities throughout the books. Children can dowhatever activities they are able to master and can always come back tothe more advanced activities when they are ready to do so.Impress the Torah upon your childrenDevarim (Deuteronomy) 6:6 - 7WIEAnd these words which I am commanding you today shall be in yourheart, and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak ofthem when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, andwhen you lie down, and when you rise up.Scripture quotations in this publication are quoted fromThe Scriptures (TS2009) by Institute for Scripture Research, South Africa, or a simplifiedrendering thereof in order to make it understandable for children.Used with permissionAvailable atwww.isr-messianic.org3
IndexIntroduction31. Creation—Bereshith1:1—2:372. The Garden of Eden—Bereshith 2:4—24243. Test your knowledge37PR4. Disobedience—Bereshith 3405. Qayin and Hevel—Bereshith 4526. Family tree of Adam—Bereshith 559EV618. Test your knowledge659. Noach—Bereshith 7:6—8:196910. The flood—Bereshith 7:6—8:1985IE7. The Nephilim—Bereshith 6:1—8W11. YHWH’s covenant with Noach—Bereshith 8:20—9:17 9512. Test your knowledge10413. Sons of Noach—Bereshith 9:18—2910814. Family tree of Noach—Bereshith 10 and 11:1—2711015. The Tower of Bavel—Bereshith 11:1-911516. Test your knowledge12117. Answer sheets1235
Torah for Children - 7CREATIONIn the beginning Elohim created the heavens and theearth. The earth became formless and it was empty anddark. The Spirit of Elohim moved over the waters and Hesaid: “Let there be light,” and light appeared. Elohim sawthat the light was good and He separated the light fromPRthe darkness. He called the light “day” and the darknessHe called “night.” It became evening and then morningcame. That was the first day.WIEEVMemory verse: Bereshith 1:1“In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and theearth.”
Torah for Children - 11Then Elohim said: “Let the earth produce plants thatgive seed and fruit trees. It all happened and Elohimwas pleased with what He saw. Then it became eveningand the morning came. That was the third day.Colour MeWIEEVPR
18 - Torah for ChildrenMemory verse: Bereshith 2:2-3“And in the seventh day Elohim completed Hiswork which He had done, and He rested on theseventh day from all His work which He hadmade. And Elohim blessed the seventh day andset it apart, because on it He rested from allPRHis work which Elohim in creating had made.”EVChoose the correct answer1. The earth had no shape and it was empty andIEdark but was there.A) ElohimC) AdamWB) Mosheh2. On the second day Elohim made a space in themiddle of the waters. He called the space.A) WatersB) HeavensC) Light
Torah for Children - 193. On the third day Elohim separated the watersfrom the dry land and called the dry land.A) HeavensB) EarthC) MountainsPR4. On the fourth day Elohim made the big andsmall lights. He made the biggest light to shineduring the day and called it .A) StarEVB) MoonC) Sun5. On the fifth day Elohim filled the waters withA) ShipsC) Living creaturesWB) SubmarinesIE.6. On the sixth day Elohim created the animals and.A) FishB) ManC) Plants
20 - Torah for ChildrenDraw a line to the correct answerLightspace in the middle of the watersDarknessfruit treesEarthdaySeasdry landHeavensnightPRThird dayseventh dayRestedwatersEVQuestionsIE1. Who created the heavens and the earth and all thatWis in it?2. In how many days did He create the heavens andthe earth?3. On which day did He rest?4. Lights were created to separate thefrom the and for and todetermine ,and .
Torah for Children - 215. Which lights were made for the night? Theand the .6. Who did Elohim put in charge of the fish in thesea, the birds in the sky and all the creaturesmoving on the earth?True or false1. Elohim gave all the plants that gives seed andPRevery fruit tree as food to man.2. In the beginning the earth was round, empty anddark.EV3. Elohim made the heavens to separate day fromnight.4. The lion was made to rule over the fish, thebirds and the animals.IEColour MeW
34 - Torah for ChildrenQuestions1. Which two trees stood in the middle of the Gardenof Eden? The tree of and the treeof of and.2. Why did the man say of his wife: “This one iscalled woman”?PR3. A river went out of Eden. This river divided into 4EVrivers. To find their names, scratch out all theletters that appear 5 times. The remaining letters will give you their names.IEZ F P I S Y H O X NN C H I Y F V DWG W Z F V I C H V OD XX W W E Q Y Z F X EL E U W Y P H X Z FR V V A T Y W E S Z
Torah for Children - 35Colour by NumberWIEEVPR1.Dark green 2.Light green 3.Dark Blue 4.Light blue 5.Brown6.Red 7.Pink 8.Yellow 9.Grey 10.Orange
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40 - Torah for ChildrenDISOBEDIENCENachash, whose name means, the shiny one, wascraftier than any other beast of the field whichYHWH had made. He asked the woman “Is it truethat YHWH told you not to eat of every tree of the“We are allowed to eat of the fruit of allPRgarden?”the trees in the garden, except the fruit of the treein the middle of the garden,” the woman answered.“Elohim said to us ‘Do not eat of it, and do not touchEVit, or you will die’.”Then Nachash said to the woman, “You shall certainlynot die, but Elohim knows, that when you eat of it,IEyou will be like Him. You will also know good and evil.”The woman saw that the fruit of the tree was goodWfor food and it looked delicious. She thought howwonderful it would be to become wise, so, she tooksome of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some toher husband, and he ate as well.
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42 - Torah for ChildrenSuddenly they realized that they were naked. Theytook some fig leaves and sewed them together tomake clothes for themselves.They heard the voice of YHWH Elohim, who was walking in the garden in the cool of the day and they hidthemselves among the trees of the garden.YHWH called Adam and asked, “Where are you?”PRAnd Adam answered, “I heard Your voice in the garden and I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hidmyself.”EV“Who told you that you were naked?,” Elohim asked.“Did you eat of the fruit of the tree which I commanded you not to eat of?”IE“The woman You gave me, she gave me of the tree,and I ate,” the man answered.WAnd YHWH said to the woman, “What have youdone?”“Nachash deceived me and I ate,” the woman answered.Then YHWH said to Nachash, “Because you have donethis, you are cursed more than all livestock and morethan every beast of the field. You will move on yourstomach and eat dust for the rest of your life.
Torah for Children - 43You and the woman will hate each other, and youroffspring and hers will be enemies. He shall crushyour head, and you shall crush His heel.”To the woman He said, “I will increase your sorrowand your pain when you give birth. Your desire is foryour husband and he will rule over you.”And to the man He said, “Because you have listenedPRto the voice of your wife, and have eaten of thetree which was forbidden to you, the ground will becursed because of you. For the rest of your life, youEVwill have to work hard to be able to eat from it.Thorns and thistles will grow from the ground andyou shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat ofyour face you will eat bread until you die. You wereIEmade from dust, and you will become dust again.”The man named his wife Chawwah, because she be-Wcame the mother of all human beings.Elohim made coats of skin for the man and his wifeand dressed them.
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52 - Torah for ChildrenQayin and HevelAfter they were driven out of Eden, Chawwah became pregnant and she gave birth to a baby boy.She named him Qayin and said, “I have gained aman, YHWH.”Later she had another son, whom she named Hevel.PRHevel became a shepherd and his brother, Qayin,became a tiller of the ground.After some time, Qayin and Hevel brought offeringsEVto YHWH. Qayin brought some of his harvest andHevel brought of the first born of his flock and oftheir fat as an offering to YHWH. YHWH wasIEpleased with the offering that Hevel brought, butnot with the offering of Qayin.WSo Qayin became very angry and his face fell.YHWH then asked Qayin, “Why is he angry with youand why are you sad?”“Will you not be accepted if you do right? If you dowrong, you will sin, but you should overcome it.”One day when they were in the field, Qayin killedHevel.
Torah for Children - 53Then YHWH asked Qayin, “Where is your brotherHevel?” “I do not know. Am I supposed to watchover my brother?” Qayin answered.Colour MeWIEEVPR
54 - Torah for ChildrenThen YHWH said, “What have you done? The voiceof your brother’s blood is crying out to me from theground. Now you are cursed from the earth. If youtill the ground, it shall no longer produce crops toyou. You will be a fugitive who wanders from placeto place.”Then Qayin said to YHWH, “My punishment is tooPRgreat to bear! You are driving me from the land, andaway from Your presence. I will be a fugitive and awanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me willkill me.”EVThen YHWH replied, “If anyone kills Qayin, revengewill be taken on him seven times.” So YHWH set upa sign for Qayin, to prevent anyone who cameIEacross him, from killing him.So Qayin left the presence of YHWH and went toWlive in the land of Nod which was east of Eden.After Qayin murdered Hevel, Adam and Chawwahhad another son. Chawwah named him Seth and said,“Elohim has given me another son to replace Hevel.”Later Seth also had a son whom he named Enosh. Atthis time people began to call on the name ofYHWH.
Torah for Children - 55PUZZLES1. YHWH said to Qayin, “If anyone kills Qayin revenge will be taken on him times.” Tosolve the puzzle, write down the first letter ofeach picture and unscramble the letters to formthe number.IEEVPR2. He was the son of Seth and in his time peopleWbegan to call on the name of YHWH. To find hisname, write the name of each item above thepicture. Then add or subtract the extra letters.
Torah for Children - 57MOSAICColour the picture, then cut out the pieces and buildthe mosaic.WIEEVPR
60 - Torah for ChildrenWho am I?Use the family tree provided to find the answers.1. I was the first man and was created from dust.2. I was the first murderer.3. In my time people began to call on the name of YHWH.PR4. I was the first baby that was born.5. I was killed by my brother6. I was the mother of Seth.7. My father named a city after me.EV8. I killed a man who struck me.9. I lived longer than any other person on earth.IE10. I was the father of Noach.11. I was the first person known to live in a tent.W12. I was the first known person to play the flute and thelyre.13. I was the first person to make all kinds of tools out ofbronze and iron.
Torah for Children - 61The NephilimThe people on the earth became many and they haddaughters. The sons of Elohim saw the daughters ofthe people and took some of them as wives for themselves and they had children together. These childrenwere called Nephilim or giants. They were very strongand famous.PRYHWH saw that the people on the earth were wickedand that their thoughts were evil continually, andYHWH was sorry that He had made man on the earthEVand He was very, very sad.YHWH then said, “My Spirit shall not strive with manforever. People keep on going astray, so they willyears.”IEfrom now on only live for one hundred and twentyWThen YHWH said, “I am going to wipe off man fromthe face of the earth. I will destroy man, beast,creeping creature and the birds of the heavens, because I am sorry that I made them.”However, YHWH found one man whom He was pleasedwith. The name of this man was Noach.
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Torah for Children - 69NoachIn this passage you will find some Hebrew words whichwere written in italics.Noach, the son of Lemech, was a righteous man(tzaddik). He had three sons named Shem, Chamand Yepheth. Noach was a perfect man who walkedwith Elohim, but everyone else was corrupt and vio-PRlent.Elohim saw that the people on the earth were livingevil lives and He decided to destroy them, butEVNoach found favour in the eyes of YHWH andYHWH decided to spare his life.And YHWH said to Noach, “I am going to destroyIEall flesh from the earth. Build for yourself an ark(taiva) of gopherwood. Make rooms in the ark, andWcover it inside and outside with tar. Make the arkthree hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide andthirty cubits high. (1 cubit is about 44.5cm or 17.5inches) Make a window of a cubit from above, andmake a door in the side of the ark. The ark musthave a lower, a second and a third deck.”Noach did everything YHWH told him to do.
70 - Torah for ChildrenAnd YHWH said to Noach, “I am going to bring a flood(mabul) on the earth, to destroy all flesh under theheavens, which have received the breath of life. Everything that is on the earth will die, but I will make acovenant with you, because I have seen that you are arighteous man.”You and your wife must go into the ark and take yourPRsons and their wives with you. Take one pair, a maleand a female, of every kind of unclean animal into theark, to keep them alive.EVOf all kinds of clean (kosher) animals and every kind ofbird, you must take seven pairs into the ark. Takeseven males and seven females of each into the ark, soIEthat they can reproduce.You must also gather all kinds of food and take itWwith you, to be food for you and for them, becauseafter seven more days I am going to send rain on theearth. It will rain for forty days and forty nights andI shall wipe from the face of the earth everythingthat stand that I have created.Noah did everything that Elohim commanded him to do.
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72 - Torah for ChildrenIf the statement is true, write T next to it. Ifit is false, write F and give the correct answer.1. Shem Cham and Yepheth were told to build an ark.2. Noach was a righteous man.3. In the time of Noach, the people were corrupt andviolent.PR4, The ark was built with gold.5. The ark was 300 cubits long.6. YHWH made a covenant with Noach.EV7. Noach had to bring only one pair of each kind ofanimal into the ark.IE8. No creeping creatures were allowed in the ark.9. Noach had to take enough food for his family andWfor the animals into the ark.10.The wives of Noach’s sons also went into the ark.11.Birds did not need to go into the ark.12.Noach was the son of Lemek.13.The ark had no windows.14.The door of the ark was at the front of the ark.
Torah for Children - 73PuzzleWhy did YHWH decide to send the flood on theearth to destroy all living things that He has created? Colour every X, Y and Z. You will find theanswer in the remaining letters.PREVZ Y X Z T H E YX P E O Z Y X ZY X Z P L E Y XIEW E R E Z Y X ZWY X L I V I N GZ Y Z X E V I LL I V E S Z X Y
74 - Torah for ChildrenThink!Why do you think did Noach have to bring seven pairsof each kosher animal and bird into the ark and onlyone pair of each unclean animal?PR.EVAcross:Puzzle1. Noach was and walked with Elohim.IE2. Father of Shem, Cham and Yepheth.3. The ark was built with .WDown:4. Hebrew word for ark.5. The ark had decks.6. Pairs of unclean animals went in the ark.7. pairs of clean animals went in the ark.8. Hebrew word for righteous man.9. It rained for days and nights.
76 - Torah for ChildrenFind and Circle the 20 hidden animalsG P A R R O T R Z LL I O N A C A T Z ZPRE G R A V E N M Z ZL O A A B Z A O W LZ N O IP T B Z D FZK S ZH Z I D O V EE T AIEEVE A B Z F CY R RN S H E E P RZ I DT Z C R O W AZ C ZE A G L E ZWA Z T E G Z BZ Z H Z
Torah for Children - 77Shoebox ArkYou will need:- Large shoebox- White paper- Paint, Colour pencils or colour pens- CardboardPR- brown paint- Craft knife1. Paint a large shoebox brown.WIEEVDirections:2. To cut out a door, measure 2 cm (1 inch) from thebottom of the box on one side of the box. The foldline to open the door from the top will be on this level. Ask an adult to help you cut out the door (onthree sides). Make sure that the bottom of the dooris not separated from the box. Fold the door on thefold line, to form a ramp for the animals to enterthe ark.
78 - Torah for Children3. Cut a white paper strip of about 3-4 cm (2 inches) wide.Draw or stick pictures of animal faces on the strip andstick the strip 1cm (half inch) from the top of the box.(side opposite to the side with the door) This will be thewindow of the ark.EVPR4. Colour or paint the animal pictures provided and gluethem onto cardboard. Cut them out and carefully foldIEthem on the fold line to enable them to stand. You candraw more animals or use plastic toy animals with yourark.W
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108 - Torah for ChildrenSons of NoachThe sons of Noach who went into the ark with him,were called Shem Cham and Yephet. They were the ancestors of all the people who lived on the earth afterthe flood.After the flood, Noach planted a vineyard. He madePRwine and became drunk.While he was drunk, he became uncovered in his tent.Cham saw that his father was naked. He went outsideand told his brothers. Shem and Yephet took a garmentEVand placed it on their shoulders. Then they walkedbackwards into the tent and covered the nakedness oftheir father, without looking at him.IEWhen Noach woke up, he found out what his youngerson, Cham, had done to him. He cursed Kena’an the sonWof Cham and said,”Cursed is Kena’an. Let him become aservant of servants to his brothers.”And he said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Shem,and let Kena’an become his servant. Let Elohim enlargeYephet, and let him live in the tents of Shem. Let Kena’an become his servant . After the flood Noach lived three hundred and fiftymore years and he died at the age of nine hundred andfifty.
Torah for Children - 109Complete1. Noach planted a and made some.2. He drank wine and became .3. saw the nakedness of his father andtold his brothers.4. and took aPRand walked backwards to coverthe nakedness of their .5. When Noach woke up, he found out what his son hadEVdone and he cursed , the sonof .6. Noach lived forIEyears after the flood and died at the age of.WAfter the flood Shem, Cham and Yephet had children.Study the family tree on the next page to find outmore about their descendants.
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Torah for Children - 111Did you know?- The sons of Yepheth separated to becomethe nations of the coastlands.- Nimrod, the son of Kush, became a mightyman on the earth. He was a mighty hunterPRbefore YHWH. That is why people say,“Like Nimrod the mighty hunter beforeYHWH.”EV- Nimrod’s Reign began with Bavel, Erech,Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shin’ar.From there he went to Ashshur and builtNineweh, Rechovoth Ir,Kelach and ResenIEbetween Nineweh and Kelach, the m, one of the sons of Cham.- All the children of Ever were descendantsof Shem. Ever had two sons named, Pelegand Yoktan. Ever named his son Peleg because the earth became divided in histime.
112 - Torah for ChildrenWho am IUse the family tree to help you.1. I lived for 950 years. I built the ark.2. Cham and Yephet were my brothers.3. I was born two years after the flood. Shem, myPRfather was 100 years old when I was born.4. I was called a mighty hunter before YHWH. Kushwas my father.EV5. I was the father of Kush and the grandfather ofNimrod.6. I was the brother of Nachor and Haran.IE7. I was the father of Avram.W8. I lived for 148 years. My grandsons were Avram,Nachor and Haran.9. I was a son of Noach. I was a great great grandfather of Avram.10. I was the father of Kena’an. Noach was my father.11. The earth became divided in my time.
Torah for Children - 113The philistines were the descendants of one of the sonsof Cham. To find out the name of this son, write downthe names above each picture and add and subtract theremaining letters.- tenPR- on - nkWIE EV - ask
114 - Torah for ChildrenUse the clues in the pictures to help theprivate investigator find the followingpeople: Nimrod, Noach, Peleg and Ke’naan.Write down their names.WIEEVPR
Torah for Children - 115The tower of BavelAfter the flood, the sons of Noach had children andall the nations of the earth were formed from theirdescendants.All the people spoke one language and used the samewords. They travelled from the east until they reachedPRa plain in the land of Shin’ar and they settled there.Then they said to each other, “Come, let us makebricks and bake them well.” So, they made bricks tobuild with, and they used asphalt to hold the bricksEVtogether.Then they said,” Let us build ourselves a city and atower with its top in the heavens. Let us make a nameIEfor ourselves, so that we do not become scattered overthe earth.”WYHWH came down to see the city and the tower whichthey had built, and He said, “Look, they are one people and they all speak the same language and this iswhat they begin to do! They will now be able to dowhatever they want to.”Then YHWH said:”Come, let Us go there and confusetheir language, so that they can no longer understandone another.”
116 - Torah for ChildrenYHWH scattered them from there, over the wholeearth and they stopped building the city. The city wascalled Bavel, because there YHWH confused the language of the people on the earth and He scatteredthem over all the earth.PUZZLEPRFind the missing words and use them to complete thepuzzlea across and d downEVAll the nations are descendants of (1a).All people spoke the same (2d).The people moved (3a) and settled inIEthe plain of (4a)They made (5d) to build with.WThey decided to build a (6a) and a(7d) that reach the (8a).The people wanted to make a (9d) forthemselves.They held the bricks together with (10d).YHWH (11a) their language and(12d) them over all the earth.
128 - Torah for Ark6.1507.Ararat8.Raven9.Olive leafP90-Noach’s helperPRDraw a leafy twig in the beak of the doveP97Rainbow (from Ring, Apple, Ink, Nut, Bed, Owl, sW6. RainbowIE1.EVDownP102–Puzzle7. Ararat8. Elohim9. Dove10. Blood11. Life12. CovenantP104 to 107 Test your knowledge1.Righteous person2.Shem, Cham, Yephet3.The people on the earth lived evil lives.4.Ark
Torah for Children - 1295. Gopherwood6. Taiva7. 38. Flood9. 210. 711. 40, 4012. 600 years13. 15014. Wind to blow15. Ararat16. RavenPR17. It did not find a resting place for its feet18. 719. Freshly plucked olive leaf20. No21. 601 yearsEV22. Built a slaughter place and offered to YHWH23. Yes, He decided to never again curse the ground because of man and that a floodwill never again destroy the earth.24. Be fruitful, increase and fill the earthIE25. Clean animals, green plants26. The life is in the blood.27. Man was made in the image of Elohim.28. RainbowW29. Flood waters will never again destroy all flesh and a flood will never again destroythe earth.P109-Complete1.Vineyard, wine2.Drunk3.Cham4.Shem, Yephet, garment, Father5.Kena’an, Cham6.350, 950
Torah for Children - 7 CREATION In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth. The earth became formless and it was empty and dark. The Spirit of Elohim moved over the waters and He said: "Let there be light," and light appeared. Elohim saw that the light was good and He separated the light from the darkness.
