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Number of books in the old testament
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39
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name for the story books of the old testament; genesis, samuel, etc
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narrative materials
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name for the law/regulation books of the old testament; leviticus, deuteronomy, etc
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legal materials
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name for parallelisms; psalms is an example of this type of book
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poetry
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books of wise sayings; proverbs, ecclesiastes, etc
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wisdom materials
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crucial event of the old testament
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the exodus
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another name for the hebrew canon, or old testament; written hundreds of years after the occurrence of the events
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tanakh
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greek translation of the Hebrew bible with addition of several extra books; most quoted translation in new testament
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septuagint
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collective name for yahweh materials, elohim materials, deuteronomic materials, priestly materials
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documentary hypothesis
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discovered in egypt by napoleon's engineers; three languages written on it; greek used to translate hieroglyphics
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rosetta stone
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area between tigris and euphrates rivers; upward from nile valley; encompassed palestine and syria; believed to be location of garden of eden; cradle of civilization
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fertile crescent
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foreign race very advanced in weaponry; overthrew egypt
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Hyksos
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main name of God; his personal name; also known as "I am who I am"
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Yahweh
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created so they didn't say Yahweh wrong
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Adonai
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general way of referring to Israel's God
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Elohim
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God most high
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El Elyon
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angry God; also the name of an Amy Grant song
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El Shaddai
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name of God used by Canaanites; also refers to Babylonian gods; later translates to Baal
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El
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"in the beginning"
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Bereshith
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genesis traditionally believed to have been written by whom?
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Moses
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genesis built around what?; important to understand where you came from
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genealogies
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type of history in which everyone can trace themselves back to adam
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primeval history
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type of history in which Hebrew people trace themselves back to specific tribes
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patriarchal history
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stories and histories passed down for centuries before they were written down
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oral traditions
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who was not a created being? who was already present?
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God
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God created the world from what?
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watery chaos
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What was created on day one?
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light
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What was created on day two?
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Sky
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What was created on day three?
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land and plants
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What was created on day four?
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sun, moon, stars
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What was created on day five?
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birds and fish
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What was created on day six?
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animals and humans
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Day of rest?
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Sabbath
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what caused the fall?
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adam's pride
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Why does God ask Adam and Eve where they are?
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to give them a chance to come clean and repent
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3 punishments?
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kicked out of eden; man toils land; women pain in childbirth and inferior to man; snake crawls on belly
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what was the first murder?
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cain killed abel
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why was cain's sacrifice not acceptable?
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wrong attitude
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what was the undoing of creation?
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the flood
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race of giants; not part of created order
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nephilim
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how much time is required for a religious act to take place?
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40 days
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3 changes after the flood?
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age limit set at 120; animals can now be eaten; animals fear man
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in what event did man want to be God?; built tower to heaven; languages are confused
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tower of Babel
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4 patriarchs, in order?
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
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Where was Abraham called out of?
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Ur
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Who was called out of Ur?
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Abraham
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Abraham told he is to be the father of great nation and will be given a homeland; what is this called?
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the blessing
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What man of was the priest of God most high?
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Melchizedek
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Where was Melchizedek from?
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Salem
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action taken as a sign of the covenant
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circumcision
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sarah's handmaiden
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hagar
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hagar's son by abraham
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ishmael
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what religion descended from ishmael?
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islam
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abraham was told to sacrifice whom?
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isaac
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abraham stopped from sacrificing son by whom?
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angel of God
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what did abraham's sacrifice of isaac signify?
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abraham's faith in God
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what did esau sell to jacob in exchange for bowl of soup?
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birthright
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who was supposed to receive the birthright?
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eldest son/esau
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who received the blessing of isaac?
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jacob
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who was supposed to receive the blessing of isaac?
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esau
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what is the right of inheritance and family name?
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blessing
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who aided jacob in his plan to receive birthright and blessing?
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rebecca
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what did jacob's dream signify?
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God will protect Jacob
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what is Jacob's name changed to?
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Israel
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why is jacob's name changed?
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sons will become 12 tribes of israel
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where is joseph's story set?
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Egypt
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who gave joseph the coat of many colors?
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jacob
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what made it special?
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dye was expensive; he was the only one to receive one
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who did joseph work for in egypt at first?
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potiphar
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why was joseph fired by potiphar?
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seduced by potiphar's wife; she blamed him; thrown in jail
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who is granted land in goshen?
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joseph's family
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what is the crucial event in the old testament?
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exodus
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who overthrew egypt?
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hyksos
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who were the heroes of egypt?; saved many male babies
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midwives
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of what tribe was moses?
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tribe of levi
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what does the moses mean?
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drawn out of water
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who was moses's father-in-law?
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jethro
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who did moses marry?
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zipporah
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when God speaks through nature
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theophany
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1st plague
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Nile to blood
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2nd plague
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frogs
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3rd plague
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mosquitoes
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4th plague
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flies
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5th plague
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disease
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6th plague
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boils
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7th plague
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thunderstorm
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8th plague
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locusts
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9th plague
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darkness
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10th plague
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death of first born
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death of first born of egyptians; israelites sacrificed; blood on door; significant festival
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passover
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3 purposes of plagues?
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God superior to Pharaoh; God superior to Egyptian gods; demonstration of God's power to Hebrews
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how many MEN in exodus?
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6000
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estimate of total amount in exodus
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25000
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what sea did the hebrews supposedly cross?
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sea of reeds
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how deep was the sea of reeds?
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6 inches
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what does the word "manna" mean?
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what is it?
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what did God feed the people?
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manna and quail
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what does Decalogue mean?
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10 words
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what was the decalogue?
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ten commandments
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what do the first four commandments signify?
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israel's relationship with God
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what do the final six commandments signify?
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Israel's relationship with each other
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