Old Testament · Genesis 18:1–15Genesis 21:1–7
Abraham and Sarah — Bible Story for Kids
Abraham and Sarah were very old and had no children. God promised them a son, and Sarah laughed. A year later baby Isaac was born.
This is a retelling for children, written by BibleKenya from the Bible passages shown on each picture. It is not a Bible translation.
One hot day, three visitors came to 's tent. Abraham ran to welcome them and gave them a meal.
was sitting at the door of his tent in the heat of the day when he saw three men. He ran to meet them and bowed. He brought water to wash their feet, asked to bake bread, and prepared a calf. He stood by them under the tree while they ate.
Bible explorer Genesis 18:1 says "the LORD appeared" to Abraham in this visit.
The visitor said, "Next year will have a son." Sarah was listening inside the tent, and she laughed.
The visitor said, " your wife will have a son." Sarah was listening at the tent door. She and were very old, so she laughed to herself. The LORD said, "Why did Sarah laugh? Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the set time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
God kept his . had a baby boy! They named him .
The LORD visited as he had said. Sarah became pregnant and had a son for in his old age, at the time God had . Abraham named him .
Bible explorer Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born (Genesis 21:5).
said, "God has made me laugh! Everyone who hears will laugh with me."
said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me. Who would have said to that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
Bible explorer The name Isaac sounds like the Hebrew word for "he laughs".
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Genesis 18:1–15 WEB
1The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, 3and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant. 4Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.” 6Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.” 7Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it. 8He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate. 9They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.” 10He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” 13The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child when I am old?’ 14Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes around, and Sarah will have a son.” 15Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
Genesis 21:1–7 WEB
1The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken. 2Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him. 6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.” 7She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Who is in the story?
Words to learn
- Blessing
- A blessing is a good gift from God, or kind words asking God to do good to someone. Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them.
- Faith
- Faith means trusting God. Abraham trusted God and left his home to go where God would show him.
- Promise
- A promise is when someone says they will do something and then does it. God promised Abraham and Sarah a son, and Isaac was born.
What can we learn from this passage?
Sarah thought she was too old to have a child, but God asked, "Is anything too hard for the LORD?" God kept his promise at the time he had said. Genesis 18:14Genesis 21:1–2