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51 Cards in this Set
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How many years ago did Abraham live and when |
He lived in 1900 BC which was 4000 years ago. |
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Why was Abraham important and what was he considered? |
Considered the first patriarch. |
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Patriarch |
Male ruler or leader of a tribe or family |
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Matriarch |
Female ruler or leader of tribe or family |
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Abraham is considered father of the ........ nation. |
Jewish |
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Who can be respected by all three monotheistic religions? |
Abraham |
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What were the three blessings which Abraham were promised |
Land (Canaan), descendants (as numerous as the stars), safety and well-being |
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What does Abraham show that is essential for life? |
Faith and trust in God |
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What did Abraham demonstrate of his neighbors even those in which took part in different religion? |
Respect and defense |
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Where was Abraham born? |
In Ur, Mesopotamia. |
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Who was the nomad? |
Abraham |
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Nomad |
No home, moves from place to place. |
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Physical sign of the Covenant |
Circumcision |
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What did Abraham and his people promise to God |
Monotheism and loyalty to him only, circumcision, and name changes |
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Purpose of the sacrifice of Isaac |
Test of loyalty |
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What was Isaac to be killed on and by what |
On a altar by a knife |
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What was sacrificed instead of Isaac |
A ram |
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What is the possible symbolism and foreshadowing of Jesus in Isaac story? |
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From where did Abraham want Isaac to marry? |
Haran |
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Who was sent to find isaac a wife? |
Trust worthy servant |
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What did Rebekah do when she first met the servant |
Offered to water him and his animals |
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What does Esau mean |
Hairy |
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What does jacob mean? |
Grabber |
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Birth right |
Money (double) and property |
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What did Jacob cover himself in to feel like Esau |
Goats skin |
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Where did Jacob go after getting his father's blessing? |
To live with his uncle laban. There, he worked for 7 years to be able to marry Rachel, but was tricked into marrying Leah. He then worked for another 7 years to marry Rachel. He had 6 sons and 1 daughter with Leah, and 2 with Rachel, bilhah and zilpah |
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Who were the sons of rachel |
Joseph and Benjamin |
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Torah |
First five books, Jewish law in OT. "Books of Moses, pentateuch |
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What does Joseph have dreams about? |
Stars, moon, and sun bowing down to him. |
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What did jacobs brothers do to him? |
Throw him in a dry well, sold him to slavery |
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King of macedon |
Alexander the great |
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Life Span of Alexander the great |
33 |
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North of Palestine |
Syria |
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Southwest of Palestine |
Egypt |
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Defeated Syrian greeks |
Romans |
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Ancient rivals of isreal |
Philistines |
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Pious ones |
Hasidim |
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Romans name for France |
Gaul |
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Transjordan |
Perea |
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Judeans hated these people |
Samrians |
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Idumea Jew forced into power by Romans |
Herod |
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Something good and bad by herod |
Stared restoring temple, but started slaughter of the innocence |
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Hasidim |
Pious one's. Jewish groups attempting to perfectly practice faith |
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Zealots |
Group of Jews which revolted against Romans in time of the NT |
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Samaritans |
Lived in Samaria, not Jew, northern tribe |
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Diasphora |
Small group of Jews which fled to Mediterranean Sea because of Babylon |
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Pontius Pilate |
Ruled Judea and was a Jew. Ordered execution of Jesus |
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Sadducees |
Hasidim. Priests. Only accepted Torah. compromise with romans |
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Essenes |
Left because of Romans. Very strict not in Bible |
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Pharisees |
Not willing to compromise. Fought Romans. Added 800 rules to torah |
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Expected traits of the messiah |
Warrior king to expel enemies, usher in a time of peace and prosperity, from the line of david |
