After the Rain
The water goes down, a bird brings a leaf, and God puts a rainbow in the cloud. Read Genesis 8 and 9 in English with nine new words.
The words in this story
9 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
end
noun
bird
noun
return
verb
look
verb
dry
adjective
earth
noun
heart
noun
give
verb
put
verb
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Genesis 9:13 · WEB
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then three short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The story · 15 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 3 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story based on?
Genesis 8:1 to 9:17, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
9 new words, all taken from the story.
Does the story end with the rainbow?
Yes. The last lines are God’s promise of no more flood and the rainbow in the cloud.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Genesis 9:13 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
