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A patriarch is a

ruling father

The first patriarch of Genesis 12-50(Genesis 12-23), was

Abraham

The city of Abraham's birth and early life was

Ur of the Chaldees

Genesis 11, places Abraham in the line of _______, Noah's son

Shem

Abraham's original name was

Abram

Abraham's father was

Terah

Abraham's brothers were

Haran and Nahor

The nephew that was left for Abraham to take care of after his father's death was

Lot

Archaeologists have contributed much to our knowledge of Abraham's birthplace through what 4 things?

royal palaces, cuneiform tablets, famous tombs, and 1 of Nebuchadnezzar's temples

Historians date Abraham around

2000 B.C.

Abraham means

father of a great multitude

Sarah means

princess

In response to God's call, Abraham left Ur with his father _______, his wife _______, his nephew _______, and his brother _______.

His father TERAH, his wife SARAH, his nephew LOT, and his brother NAHOR

Abraham remained where after his father died?

Haran

God's call to Abraham included both __________ and _________.

a promise and a command

At both Shechem and Bethel in Canaan, Abraham _____________________________ unto the Lord.

erected an altar and called

Because of a famine in the land of promise, Abraham took his family caravan to

Egypt

What grave error did Abraham commit in Egypt?

He lied concerning his wife

God's promise to Abraham had implied both ________ and _________ in the land to which God had led him

provision and protection

Pharaoh sent Abraham on his way with his wife and __________________

all his possessions

Abraham, Lot, and Sarah returned to ___________ to ____________

Bethel to the altar that he had made there

Based on God's promise concerning the land, Lot could lay claim on

nothing

God had promised Abraham

all the land

Abraham was _______, but Lot was _______

Abraham was gracious, but Lot was covetous

In Genesis 15, God promised Abraham that his seed would be a __________ and that his descendants would be as innumerable as _______

son and as innumerable as the stars

Genesis 15

covenant renewed and son promised

Genesis 12-25

biographies of the patriarchs

Acts 7

Stephen's address and Abraham's call

Genesis 12-25

Abraham, the first patriarch

Genesis 17

covenant renewed with sign and son specified

In Abraham's day, flocks and herds, silver and gold, and servants were the measure of a man's

wealth

God's call first came to Abraham in

Ur of the Chaldees

The paramount purpose in God's call to Abraham was to provide the world a

Savior

In His call to Abraham, God commanded him to leave his father's house and go

to the place God would show him

When He called Abraham, he promised he would make

him father of great nations and his name would be known

God counted as righteousness Abraham's

faith

Sarah lived to the age of

127

Abraham lived to be

175

Isaac means

laughter

When God told Abraham that He would give him a son by Sarah, Abraham was ________ years old; Sarah was ________ years old

Abraham was 100, Sarah was 90

The purpose of God's command to Abraham to offer Isaac was _____________ Abraham

to prove

The Lord led Abraham's servant to _________, the daughter of _________, the son of _________ to be Isaac's wife.

Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor

The brother of Isaac's bride to be was

Labon

The twin sons of Isaac were

Jacob and Esau

The line of the Redeemer was narrowed to _______ and was continued by ______

Abraham and continued by Isaac

The founder and father of the Hebrew nation was

Abraham

Isaac's wife was from

Haran

Ur was in

Chaldea

Both births were predicted and both names were given before they were born:

Isaac and Jesus

The writer of Hebrews explained that _________ counted upon the fact that God was able to raise up _______ even from the dead.

Abraham counted on God to raise Isaac

Genesis 26

convenant renewed with Isaac

Isaac and Rebekah had been married for _____ years before they had children

20

Before her sons were born, Rebekah was informed by God that 2 _______ were within her, and 1 people would be ________ than the other

NATIONS were within her and 1 people would be STRONGER

With reference to the unborn sons, God said that the _______ would serve the _______

elder would serve the younger

God's reference (Genesis 25:23) _________'s serving _____.

Esau's serving Jacob

Esau sacrificed something of permanent value for something of immediate value by selling Jacob his _______ for something to _____.

birthright for something to eat

For fear of Esau, Rebekah sent Jacob to ___________ to ______.

Haran to protect his life

Jacob spent his first night away from home at ________ where the Lord spoke to him in a ____

BETHEL where the Lord spoke to him in a DREAM

In Genesis 28:12-15, God confirmed with Jacob the covenant He had made with ______ and with _____

Abraham and Isaac

Jacob's experience at Bethel caused him to make __________ to Jehovah recorded in ________

A VOW to Jehovah recorded in GENSIS 28:20-22

Haran was the land of Rebekah's ________ and Isaac's ________

FAMILY and Isaac's KINDRED

Jacob's uncle Laban was the son of ________ who was the son of ______

BETHUEL who was the son of NAHOR

Jacob's wives were

Leah and Rachel

In Haran were born to Jacob

11 sons and 1 daughter

Jacob spent about ______ years in Haran, ____ of which were spent working to pay for his wives

20 years in Haran, 14

Jacob's relationship with Laban was characterized by _________ and ________.

trickery and deception

At Peniel (Genesis 32:24-30), Jacob, the supplanter, became

Israel, a prince with God

Coming to meet Jacob on the way, _________ embraced Jacob and between them at last was __________.

Esau and peace

Jacob moved from Succoth, east of the Jordan, to _______ in Canaan.

Shechem

At Bethel (Genesis 35:9-15), God spoke to Jacob again, renewing His covenant concerning Jacob's descendants and the _______________.

land He gave to Abraham

In Canaan at Ephrath, Benjamin, Jacob's _____ son, was born to ________ who died there.

12TH son was born to RACHEL who died there

After the birth of his last son Benjamin and the death of his wife _________ Jacob established residence in _____.

Rachel and Hebron

Through jealousy the older brothers of _________ conspired to __________ him.

Joseph and kill

The brothers were persuaded not to kill ________ by their brother ______.

Joseph and Reuben

Some Midianite merchantmen bought _________ from his brothers and took him to _______.

Joseph and Egypt

Having received his son's coat dipped in the blood of a goat by the older brothers, Jacob _______ for his son, thinking he was _______.

mourned and dead

For fear of Esau, Rebekah sent Jacob to _____

Haran

Jacob's uncle Laban was the son of Bethuel who was the son of ________, Abraham's brother

Nahor

Genesis 28:20-22

Jacob vowed a vow at Bethel

Genesis 32:24-30

Jacob, the supplanter, became Israel, a prince with God

Genesis 35:9-15

God renewed His covenant with Jacob concerning his descendants and the land; God appeared to Jacob again at Bethel

Genesis 28:12-15

The Lord spoke to Jacob in a dream at Bethel

Reuben persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph but to _______

cast him unto a pit

The mother of Joseph and Benjamin, Jacob's 2 youngest sons, was

Rachel

Joseph was sold by his brothers to some __________ who took him to _____

Midianites to Egypt

Rachel bore Jacob 2 sons:

Joseph and Benjamin

All of Jacob's children were born in Haran except ______ who was born in Ephrath

Benjamin

Joseph probably became the special object of his father's love and favor because

he loved his mother so much and could care for the youngest siblings

The special love and favor shown Joseph by his father Jacob caused bitter ________ and _________ for Joseph among his brothers

jealousy and hate

The attitude of Joseph's brothers toward him became more severe as a result of the _______ he related to them

dreams

Reuben persuaded his brothers to spare the life of Joseph and hoped to deliver him from the ________________

Midianites and his brothers

Joseph's brothers decieved their father by leading him to think

Joseph was dead

Joseph was sold by his brothers to some Midianite merchantmen who took him to Egypt and sold him to ________ an officer in the court of _______

Potiphar and Pharaoh

Joseph's testimony to Potiphar was ______________________ and _________________

that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did prosper in his hand

Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt because

Potiphar thought he committed adultery with his wife

Even in prison, Joseph was elevated to

administrative responsibilities

God gave Joseph the capacity to interpret dreams-dreams of Pharaoh's ________ and _______, and, finally,

butler, baker and Pharaoh himself

Through all of Joseph's experiences, he remained ______ to God

faithful

By his ability to interpret dreams, Joseph's position in Egypt was changed from __________ to ________

humiliation to exaltation

When Joseph was exalted to the position of ruler in Egypt, he was _____ years old

30

Credit for his capacity to interpret dreams was given by Joseph to _____

God

Joseph not only interpreted Pharaoh's dreams, he also recommended

a wise course of action

By way of a dream, God promised Pharaoh ______ plenteous years and foretold also ________ years of famine

7 and 7

Although after 7 years, famine did come over the whole earth, ________ had food because of wise gathering and storing during the previous years of plenty

Egypt

During the famine, all countries came to ___ and to ________ to buy bread

Egypt and to Joseph

At Beersheba on the way to Egypt, Jacob _________________________ and God ______________________.

built an altar and worshiped Jehovah with a sacrifice and God gave him assurance that He would bring them out of Egypt

Prior to his death at the age of 147, Jacob called his sons together for a final word of _________ and ______

instruction and blessing

Since Jacob's family was a family of shepherds, Pharaoh gave them the land of

Goshen

A prophetic message significant to the plan of God for the redemption of man is found in Jacob's words to _____ in _______

Judah in Genesis 49:10

Joseph received the birthright that _______ lost

Reuben

Levi became the father of priests and Levites who were given _______ cities for their inheritance in Canaan

48

Jacob included Joseph's sons, _____ and _______ first in final prophetic words (Genesis 48-49)

Ephraim and Manasseh

Joseph's 2 sons are usually listed among the 12 tribes in place of ________ and ________

Joseph and Levi

Joseph lived ______ years

110

Although Joseph died and was embalmed in Egypt, he later was carried out of Egypt when the Lord by Moses

delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage

Lot was the son of

Haran

Potiphar perceived that ______ was with Joseph

God

What 3 items of information did God give Rebekah about her unborn sons?

She had 2 nations within her, 1 nation would be stronger than the other, her elder son would serve the younger 1

What prophetic message did Jacob give Judah before Jacob's death?

That through Judah the savior would come.

Genesis 12:3

a Messianic promise to Abraham

Genesis 26:1-5

the covenant renewed with Isaac

Genesis 45 and 49

Ephraim and Manasseh first

Genesis 35:9-15

the covenant renewed with Jacob