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A patriarch is a |
ruling father |
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The first patriarch of Genesis 12-50(Genesis 12-23), was |
Abraham |
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The city of Abraham's birth and early life was |
Ur of the Chaldees |
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Genesis 11, places Abraham in the line of _______, Noah's son |
Shem |
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Abraham's original name was |
Abram |
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Abraham's father was |
Terah |
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Abraham's brothers were |
Haran and Nahor |
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The nephew that was left for Abraham to take care of after his father's death was |
Lot |
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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 |
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Historians date Abraham around |
2000 B.C. |
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Abraham means |
father of a great multitude |
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Sarah means |
princess |
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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 |
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Abraham remained where after his father died? |
Haran |
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God's call to Abraham included both __________ and _________. |
a promise and a command |
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At both Shechem and Bethel in Canaan, Abraham _____________________________ unto the Lord. |
erected an altar and called |
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Because of a famine in the land of promise, Abraham took his family caravan to |
Egypt |
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What grave error did Abraham commit in Egypt? |
He lied concerning his wife |
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God's promise to Abraham had implied both ________ and _________ in the land to which God had led him |
provision and protection |
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Pharaoh sent Abraham on his way with his wife and __________________ |
all his possessions |
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Abraham, Lot, and Sarah returned to ___________ to ____________ |
Bethel to the altar that he had made there |
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Based on God's promise concerning the land, Lot could lay claim on |
nothing |
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God had promised Abraham |
all the land |
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Abraham was _______, but Lot was _______ |
Abraham was gracious, but Lot was covetous |
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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 |
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Genesis 15 |
covenant renewed and son promised |
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Genesis 12-25 |
biographies of the patriarchs |
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Acts 7 |
Stephen's address and Abraham's call |
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Genesis 12-25 |
Abraham, the first patriarch |
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Genesis 17 |
covenant renewed with sign and son specified |
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In Abraham's day, flocks and herds, silver and gold, and servants were the measure of a man's |
wealth |
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God's call first came to Abraham in |
Ur of the Chaldees |
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The paramount purpose in God's call to Abraham was to provide the world a |
Savior |
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In His call to Abraham, God commanded him to leave his father's house and go |
to the place God would show him |
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When He called Abraham, he promised he would make |
him father of great nations and his name would be known |
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God counted as righteousness Abraham's |
faith |
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Sarah lived to the age of |
127 |
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Abraham lived to be |
175 |
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Isaac means |
laughter |
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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 |
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The purpose of God's command to Abraham to offer Isaac was _____________ Abraham |
to prove |
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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 |
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The brother of Isaac's bride to be was |
Labon |
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The twin sons of Isaac were |
Jacob and Esau |
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The line of the Redeemer was narrowed to _______ and was continued by ______ |
Abraham and continued by Isaac |
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The founder and father of the Hebrew nation was |
Abraham |
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Isaac's wife was from |
Haran |
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Ur was in |
Chaldea |
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Both births were predicted and both names were given before they were born: |
Isaac and Jesus |
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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 |
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Genesis 26 |
convenant renewed with Isaac |
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Isaac and Rebekah had been married for _____ years before they had children |
20 |
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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 |
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With reference to the unborn sons, God said that the _______ would serve the _______ |
elder would serve the younger |
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God's reference (Genesis 25:23) _________'s serving _____. |
Esau's serving Jacob |
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Esau sacrificed something of permanent value for something of immediate value by selling Jacob his _______ for something to _____. |
birthright for something to eat |
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For fear of Esau, Rebekah sent Jacob to ___________ to ______. |
Haran to protect his life |
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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 |
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In Genesis 28:12-15, God confirmed with Jacob the covenant He had made with ______ and with _____ |
Abraham and Isaac |
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Jacob's experience at Bethel caused him to make __________ to Jehovah recorded in ________ |
A VOW to Jehovah recorded in GENSIS 28:20-22 |
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Haran was the land of Rebekah's ________ and Isaac's ________ |
FAMILY and Isaac's KINDRED |
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Jacob's uncle Laban was the son of ________ who was the son of ______ |
BETHUEL who was the son of NAHOR |
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Jacob's wives were |
Leah and Rachel |
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In Haran were born to Jacob |
11 sons and 1 daughter |
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Jacob spent about ______ years in Haran, ____ of which were spent working to pay for his wives |
20 years in Haran, 14 |
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Jacob's relationship with Laban was characterized by _________ and ________. |
trickery and deception |
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At Peniel (Genesis 32:24-30), Jacob, the supplanter, became |
Israel, a prince with God |
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Coming to meet Jacob on the way, _________ embraced Jacob and between them at last was __________. |
Esau and peace |
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Jacob moved from Succoth, east of the Jordan, to _______ in Canaan. |
Shechem |
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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 |
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In Canaan at Ephrath, Benjamin, Jacob's _____ son, was born to ________ who died there. |
12TH son was born to RACHEL who died there |
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After the birth of his last son Benjamin and the death of his wife _________ Jacob established residence in _____. |
Rachel and Hebron |
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Through jealousy the older brothers of _________ conspired to __________ him. |
Joseph and kill |
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The brothers were persuaded not to kill ________ by their brother ______. |
Joseph and Reuben |
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Some Midianite merchantmen bought _________ from his brothers and took him to _______. |
Joseph and Egypt |
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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 |
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For fear of Esau, Rebekah sent Jacob to _____ |
Haran |
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Jacob's uncle Laban was the son of Bethuel who was the son of ________, Abraham's brother |
Nahor |
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Genesis 28:20-22 |
Jacob vowed a vow at Bethel |
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Genesis 32:24-30 |
Jacob, the supplanter, became Israel, a prince with God |
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Genesis 35:9-15 |
God renewed His covenant with Jacob concerning his descendants and the land; God appeared to Jacob again at Bethel |
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Genesis 28:12-15 |
The Lord spoke to Jacob in a dream at Bethel |
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Reuben persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph but to _______ |
cast him unto a pit |
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The mother of Joseph and Benjamin, Jacob's 2 youngest sons, was |
Rachel |
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Joseph was sold by his brothers to some __________ who took him to _____ |
Midianites to Egypt |
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Rachel bore Jacob 2 sons: |
Joseph and Benjamin |
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All of Jacob's children were born in Haran except ______ who was born in Ephrath |
Benjamin |
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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 |
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The special love and favor shown Joseph by his father Jacob caused bitter ________ and _________ for Joseph among his brothers |
jealousy and hate |
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The attitude of Joseph's brothers toward him became more severe as a result of the _______ he related to them |
dreams |
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Reuben persuaded his brothers to spare the life of Joseph and hoped to deliver him from the ________________ |
Midianites and his brothers |
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Joseph's brothers decieved their father by leading him to think |
Joseph was dead |
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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 |
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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 |
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Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt because |
Potiphar thought he committed adultery with his wife |
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Even in prison, Joseph was elevated to |
administrative responsibilities |
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God gave Joseph the capacity to interpret dreams-dreams of Pharaoh's ________ and _______, and, finally, |
butler, baker and Pharaoh himself |
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Through all of Joseph's experiences, he remained ______ to God |
faithful |
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By his ability to interpret dreams, Joseph's position in Egypt was changed from __________ to ________ |
humiliation to exaltation |
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When Joseph was exalted to the position of ruler in Egypt, he was _____ years old |
30 |
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Credit for his capacity to interpret dreams was given by Joseph to _____ |
God |
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Joseph not only interpreted Pharaoh's dreams, he also recommended |
a wise course of action |
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By way of a dream, God promised Pharaoh ______ plenteous years and foretold also ________ years of famine |
7 and 7 |
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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 |
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During the famine, all countries came to ___ and to ________ to buy bread |
Egypt and to Joseph |
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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 |
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Prior to his death at the age of 147, Jacob called his sons together for a final word of _________ and ______ |
instruction and blessing |
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Since Jacob's family was a family of shepherds, Pharaoh gave them the land of |
Goshen |
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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 |
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Joseph received the birthright that _______ lost |
Reuben |
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Levi became the father of priests and Levites who were given _______ cities for their inheritance in Canaan |
48 |
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Jacob included Joseph's sons, _____ and _______ first in final prophetic words (Genesis 48-49) |
Ephraim and Manasseh |
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Joseph's 2 sons are usually listed among the 12 tribes in place of ________ and ________ |
Joseph and Levi |
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Joseph lived ______ years |
110 |
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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 |
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Lot was the son of |
Haran |
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Potiphar perceived that ______ was with Joseph |
God |
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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 |
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What prophetic message did Jacob give Judah before Jacob's death? |
That through Judah the savior would come. |
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Genesis 12:3 |
a Messianic promise to Abraham |
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Genesis 26:1-5 |
the covenant renewed with Isaac |
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Genesis 45 and 49 |
Ephraim and Manasseh first |
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Genesis 35:9-15 |
the covenant renewed with Jacob |