Unit 3: The Patriarchs

God's promises to Abraham include

The Patriarch who showed great obedience to God's plan was

the Father of Leah and Rachel

Experienced a dream in which angels brought him messages from heaven

Wife of Abraham

Helped her son steal his brother's birthright and blessing

The land promised to Abraham was called

Muslims trace their lineage back to Abraham through

The name that means "one who has struggled with God and man and prevailed"

was cast out into the desert; an angel saved him by providing food and water

Isaac's name means

All of these religions trace their ancestry back to Abraham except:

Mother of Abraham's oldest son

All of the following are Jacob's wives and substitute wives except

The Patriarchs were all poor people as God asked them to give up their riches.

Son of Hagar and Abraham

Forgives his brothers

This child of Isaac and Rebecca manages to gain the birthright from their first born

The sign of the covenant made between Abraham and God

Mother of Abraham's younger son

God's covenant include all of the following except

Unjustly puts Joseph in jail

 A barren/infertile wife was required to find a substitute wife to bear children for her.

God's covenant with Abraham includes God's promise of

Was Abraham's sacrifice; the angel stopped Abraham. Child sacrifice is not required

Was promised to be head of a great nation even though he had been cast out of his tribe

Genesis 12-50 helped the people to understand how they came to be God's chosen people.

Is forgiven by his brother

Forgives his brother

First wife of Jacob and mother of many sons

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; Rachel dies giving birth to him

The Patriarch most marked by his obedience

Was cheated out of his birthright and blessing

God identifies himself to Jacob as

A city destroyed because of its wicked inhabitants

Semites are

Matriarchs are all of the following except:

Jacob had to work for 14 years to obtain her hand in marriage

Hagar experiences all of the following except

All of the following are truths from Joseph's story except:

the name of the land promised to Abraham and his descendents

Worship of many gods

the Patriarchs include all of the following except

Person(s) who showed hospitality to his guests

Recognizes that his brothers have had a change of heart when they save Benjamin

Abraham's greatest test was

The Patriarch who shows us growth and struggle is

When told she will have a child, she laughs

All of the following experienced a name change except;

It is through this person that Judaism traces its roots back to Abraham

The type of writing found in Genesis 12-50 is folk history.

Polygamy was practiced during this time to

A name change represents

Sacrifice was offered for all the following reasons except:

The Patriarch who shows great integrity is

Assimilation is

All of God's promises to Abraham are fulfilled during his lifetime

This person forgives his brothers for selling him into slavery

The stories of the patriarchs show that God works with flawed human beings.

Genesis 12-50 is salvation history.

Wife of Isaac and mother of twins

The Patriarch's faith who was most outstanding was

was saved from the destruction of Sodom