Old TestamentBeginner II · Story 3Genesis 22:1-14

Where Is the Lamb?

God tests Abraham and tells him to offer his son Isaac. Abraham sets out with Isaac, two young men and a donkey. Isaac asks where the lamb is. At the altar, Abraham binds Isaac and takes the knife, and the angel of the LORD calls to him. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse at the end.

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An old man and a young man carrying a bundle of wood walk side by side up a path toward a distant hill

The words in this story

10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.

wood
pieces of a tree that are cut for a fire or for building
noun
donkey
an animal like a small horse with long ears; it carries people and loads
noun
angel
a messenger of God
noun
ram
a male sheep, often with big curved horns
noun
love
to care for someone very much
verb
offer
to give something to God, for example by burning it on an altar; as a noun, the gift that is given
verb
young
not old; having lived only a short time
adjective
far
a long way from here
adverb
stay
to remain in a place and not go away
verb
lift
to raise something to a higher place; to lift up your eyes is to look up
verb

What you'll discover

The moments of the story, in the order they happen.

God tests Abraham and tells him to take his son Isaac and offer him on a mountain.
Abraham goes with Isaac, two young men and a donkey. Isaac asks: where is the lamb?
Abraham builds an altar, binds Isaac and takes the knife. The angel of the LORD calls out of the sky.
The angel stops him. Abraham sees a ram caught in a thicket and offers it up instead of his son.

Original verse

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 22:14 · WEB

Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”

Context

One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.

Who

Who was Isaac? The unfoldingWord Translation Words article on Isaac says that Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sarah.

Source: Translation Words (en_tw) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What a story looks like

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.

The story · 24 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
4 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 from?

Genesis 22:1 to 14, in the World English Bible.

What does God tell Abraham to do?

God tells him to take his son Isaac and offer him on one of the mountains in the land of Moriah (Genesis 22:2).

What does Isaac ask on the way?

He asks his father where the lamb is, and Abraham answers that God will provide it (Genesis 22:7-8).

What happens at the altar?

Abraham builds the altar, binds Isaac and lays him on the wood. He stretches out his hand and takes the knife to kill his son, and the angel of the LORD calls to him out of the sky (Genesis 22:9-11).

What does Abraham see?

A ram caught in a thicket by its horns. He takes it and offers it up instead of his son (Genesis 22:13).

How close is it to the Bible?

It follows Genesis 22:1 to 14 in order, in short sentences. It leaves out some details, such as the third day, the fire and the rest of what the angel says. The name that Abraham gives the place is in the real verse at the end.

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