The LORD tells Abram to leave his country and promises him a great nation. Abram goes to Canaan with Sarai and Lot, and the LORD promises that land to his offspring. Later the LORD tells him to look at the sky and count the stars. 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.
nation
a large group of people who share one country or one family line
noun
possession
something that a person owns
noun
body
all the parts of a person, from the head to the feet
noun
righteousness
being right and good
noun
bless
to do good to someone, or to wish good things for someone
verb
curse
to say that something bad will happen to a person
verb
appear
to be seen where people could not see you before
verb
able
having the power or the chance to do something
adjective
count
to say numbers one by one to find how many there are
verb
toward
in the direction of
preposition
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
The LORD tells Abram to leave his country and says he will make him a great nation.
Abram takes Sarai, Lot and their possessions to Canaan. The LORD appears and promises the land to his offspring.
Abram has no child. The LORD says not to be afraid. Later he promises an heir from his own body.
The LORD tells Abram to count the stars: his offspring will be like them. Abram believes the LORD.
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 12:7 · WEB
The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
Where had Abram lived before Canaan? The unfoldingWord Translation Words article on Haran says that Haran was the name of the town where Abram and his family lived awhile on their journey from the city of Ur to the land of Canaan.
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 12:1 to 7 and Genesis 15:1 to 6, in the World English Bible.
To leave his country, his relatives and his father's house and go to the land the LORD will show him (Genesis 12:1).
His wife Sarai and Lot, his brother's son, with their people and all their possessions (Genesis 12:4-5).
He asks what the LORD will give him, since he has no child (Genesis 15:2).
The stars: the LORD tells him to look toward the sky and count them, if he is able (Genesis 15:5).
It follows Genesis 12:1 to 7 and 15:1 to 6 in order, in short sentences. It leaves out some details, such as Abram's father's house, the oak of Moreh and the vision in which the LORD's word came to Abram.
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More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
Story 2Genesis 19
A morning flight, a city on the plain and a look back, in simple English.
Story 3Genesis 22
A walk up a hill, one question and a call out of the sky, in simple English.
Psalm readingPsalms 67
All the nations and all the peoples: two verses of Psalm 67, in English.
17 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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