Tracing the Covenant

Through the Creation story, we learn that God wants us to

Genesis 1-11...

Rebekah believes Esau is destined to be the heir to Isaac

Joseph fails to save his family from famine

Tells the story of how sin entered the world

one of this pair killed the other

The story of Babel shows how

Patriarchs of Judaism

a twin who is renamed Israel

Tells the story of the escalation of sin

The authors of Noah were most interested in figuring out the historical causes of the flood.

In the story of Abraham's test, the biblical writer wants us to focus on

The end of the Flood is marked with a rainbow that is

The Genesis stories show how God

Tells the story of primeval history

Tells the story of creation

he forgives his brothers for selling him into slavery

Joseph is a patriarch

Israel means

Jacob is renamed Israel after his encounter with the mysterious being.

Abraham is considered the patriarch of only Judaism

This child of Isaac and Rebekah manages to gain the birthright of his firstborn twin

God promises Abraham that he will

Genesis ch 3-11 explains why things went wrong in the world that God created to be good.