1.6 The Promised Land and the Covenant with Abraham Flashcards
When and where was Abraham born, according to Jewish tradition?
In the city of Ur in Mesopotamia, in around the twentieth or nineteenth century bc
What did Abraham believe?
There was only one God who created everything and worshipping idols was wrong - monotheism
What did Abraham do with his family?
Left Ur to travel to Canaan
What is the quote from Genesis 12:1-3?
‘The Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you; I will make your name great, And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And curse him that curses you; And all the families of the earth, Shall bless themselves by you?’
What happened once Abraham and Sarah reached Canaan?
God told Abraham to look all around him and said that ‘for I give all the land that you see to you and your offspring forever’ - Genesis 13:15
What did God’s promises to Abraham mean?
That Canaan has become known as the promised land
What does covenant mean?
An agreement - benefits non parties - includes promises and sometimes respond lies that should be undertaken
What do Jews believe about covenants?
They are binding for individuals, which God made them with, the people and God and that they still apply today
What has the existence of covenants between Jews and God led to?
A belief that Jews were specially chosen by God to be his people
What is the quote from Deuteronomy 7:6?
‘For you are a people consecrated to the Lord your God: of all the peoples on earth
the Lord your God chose you to be His treasured people’
What are covenants sealed by?
Oaths, often supported by a special action such as a sacrifice
What was this covenant sealed by?
Circumcision - which Abraham did go himself all and the males in his household
How did God make it possible for Abraham to become the father of a great nation?
He enabled Abraham’s wife Sarah to conceive despite the fact that she was very elderly and couldn’t before
