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The Covenant with Abraham Flashcards

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What is Canaan?

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The ancient name for Israel.

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Who is Ishmael?

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Abraham’s son - ancestor of Arab people.

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Who is Isaac?

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Abraham’s son - ancestor of Jewish people.

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What is Brit Milah?

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Covenant of circumcision.

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What is a mohel?

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An expert circumciser.

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What is Brit Shalom?

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Covenant of peace (ceremony welcoming uncircumcised baby boys)

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What is Brit Chayim?

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Covenant of life ceremony for Reform girl babies.

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Who called Abraham and when?

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1000 years before Moses God called Abraham to leave his family in Iraq and go to Canaan to worship one true God.

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What happened in God’s second appearance to Abraham?

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God promised Abraham to give the land of Canaan to his descendants.

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How was Ishmael created if Sarah and Abraham couldn’t have children?

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Hagar, the maid, was offered by Sarah as a surrogate but Sarah couldn’t accept Ishmael.

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What did God promise Abraham?

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Abraham and Sarah will have a child at old age called Isaac.

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SOWAA for Abraham?

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‘father of many nations’

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SOWAA for brit milah?

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‘every male among you must be circumcised’

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What could be the reason for circumcision?

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A bodily sign of Israel’s commitment to God.

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Why dont some Jews circumcise their baby?

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The torah forbids marking and cuttings of the body.

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SOWAA for against brit milah?

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‘you shall not make any cuttings in the flesh’

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Process of Brit Milah?

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Jewish babies are circumcised at 8 days old by a mohel.
They have a brit milah special ceremony.
The father promises to raise the boy as Jewish.
The father thanks God for the circumcision.

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SOWAA for brit milah?

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‘enter into the covenant of Abraham’

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Why dont Reform and Liberal Jews circumcise their babies? What do they do instead?

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Medical reasons.
They have brit shalom to claim their child as an heir to Abraham’s covenant since the covenant is still important to them.

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