Jacob sleeps at a place with a stone under his head. He dreams of a stairway to heaven with angels of God on it, and the LORD above it speaks to him. In the morning Jacob sets up the stone and names the place Bethel. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse at the end.
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
sun
the star that gives us light and heat
noun
dream
pictures and events that you see while you sleep; as a verb: to see them in your sleep
noun
dust
very fine, dry earth that lies on the ground
noun
north
the direction toward the top of a map
noun
south
the direction toward the bottom of a map
noun
gate
an opening in a wall where people go in and out
noun
above
in a higher place than something
preposition
spread
to move out in many directions and fill a bigger place
verb
surely
without any doubt; for sure
adverb
pour
to make a liquid flow out of the thing that holds it
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Jacob goes from Beersheba toward Haran, stops when the sun sets, and sleeps with a stone under his head.
In a dream Jacob sees a stairway to heaven, with angels of God on it and the LORD above it.
The LORD says that Jacob will have this land and many children, and that he is with him.
Jacob wakes afraid and says that the LORD is in this place, God's house and the gate of heaven.
In the morning Jacob sets up the stone as a pillar, pours oil on it and calls the place Bethel.
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Genesis 28:12 · WEB
He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
Where did Jacob start his journey? The unfoldingWord Translation Words article on Beersheba says that it was a city about 45 miles southwest of Jerusalem, in a desert area now called the Negev.
Source: Translation Words (en_tw) · CC BY-SA 4.0
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
Genesis 28:10 to 22, in the World English Bible.
A stairway set upon the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God going up and down on it (Genesis 28:12).
He says that he is the LORD, the God of Abraham and of Isaac, and that he is with Jacob (Genesis 28:13-15).
He says: Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it (Genesis 28:16).
Bethel. The name of the city was Luz at the first (Genesis 28:19).
It follows Genesis 28:10 to 19 in order, in short sentences. It leaves out some details, such as the east and the west in the LORD's words, and the last three verses, where Jacob makes his vow. The real verse at the end is Genesis 28:12.
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