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Episode 7 · Genesis 12

The Call of Abraham

Animated Bible story for kids. God tells Abram: go to the land I will show you.

Length: 8 min 29 · Watch on YouTube

The story

Go to the Land. In Haran, Abram lives quietly with Sarai, his tents and his flocks. One night, God speaks to him: “Go to the land that I will show you.” Abram folds the tents, loads the camels and sets out without knowing the way. Grandma Adjoua tells this story to Kofi, who leaves for the city tomorrow and feels a little scared.

The Bible passage

From the book of Genesis, chapter 12. Later in the Bible, Abram receives the name Abraham.

Read Genesis 12 in the Bible (New International Version)

In this episode

Each time mark opens the video on YouTube at the right moment.

  1. 0:00Under the Baobab
  2. 0:44Abram’s Home
  3. 1:46The Voice in the Night
  4. 2:55Setting Out
  5. 4:01The Long Road
  6. 4:56The Land
  7. 6:21Night in the Village
  8. 7:02The song: God walks ahead of you

The song: God walks ahead of you

Go, go, don’t be afraid, God walks ahead of you.
One step after another, he shows us the way!

The children sing it at the end of the episode, at 7:02.

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Also in French

The series also exists in French as “La Bible sous le baobab”, with the same episodes and the same songs.

This episode in French