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19 Cards in this Set
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Who were Rebekah & Issac's sons?
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Essau and Jacob
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How did the youngest son get the blessing from Issac?
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He tricked his father into thinking he was the older son by putting goat skin on his arms
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What are the two points in the Issac story?
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1. they were biblical people
2. spoken word = the final word |
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Why was Joseph the favorite son?
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His mother was the father's favorite wife
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How did Joseph become a slave; get put in prison?
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Brothers sold him, Potipher's wife seduced/framed him
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What's the significance of Jacob's dream?
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Jacob is a direct descendent, they are the chosen people
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What is Jacob's new name?
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Israel - new name connects to Abraham and tribes of Israelites
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What is a name change a symbol of?
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role change
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What are dreams>
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a medium for people to know what God wants from them, dreams are a way to describe what's happening
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What are the two kinds of history?
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-prehistory: origins and sins
-folk history: truth, tribal origins |
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What happened during Jacob's stay at Bethel?
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1st day: dream and then later name change
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What does 'El' stand for?
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God in Hebrew
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What does Genesis end with & what does Exodus begin with?
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Genesis ends with Joseph's death.
Exodus begins with reversal of fortune for Israelites |
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What are the human qualities of Moses?
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-sister watched him in reeds
-Pharoh found Moses because of crying -Pharoh's sister wanted to keep Moses -looked for nurse to nurse Moses-found his real mother |
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What was the Call of Moses?
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-bush on fire, hears God's voice
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What is the story pattern of Moses going to see Pharoh?
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-God commands
-Moses obeys "let my people go" -plague occurs -Pharoh "NO", unmoved |
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What were the plagues?
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blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock diseased, boils, thunder & hail, locusts, darkness, Passover
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What was Passover (10th plague)?
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1st born son killed, Israelites were saved by putting sacrificed lamb's blood on lentel of door
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What were the signs the God was with the Israelites?
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1. appearence of clouds(day) and pilalr of fire(night)
2. quail 3. manna |
