The Two Brothers
Two brothers, two gifts and one hard question: “Where is Abel?” Read Genesis 4 in English, with six new words and a phrase you will use every day.
The words in this story
6 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
brother
noun
ground
noun
face
noun
sin
noun
kill
verb
than
conjunction
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 4:9 · WEB
The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
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 4:1-16, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
6 new words, all taken from the story.
Is this story hard to read?
It is a serious story, told with short, plain sentences. It says what happened, as a fact, and does not explain more than the Bible does.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Genesis 4:9 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
