Ch.6 The Patriarchs

Question 0

Egypt

Answer 0

The ancient kingdom along the Nile River. During the time of the Patriarchs, Egypt was the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth.

Question 1

Canaan

Answer 1

The land God promised to Abraham’s descendants. It covered about the same territory as modern Israel. Its inhabitants were idol-worshipers who sacrificed their own children in cult rituals.

Question 2

Esau

Answer 2

The elder of Isaac and Rebekah’s twin sons. The ancestor of the Edomites. He gave up his birthright for a bowl of Jacob’s pottage.

Question 3

Israel

Answer 3

the name given to Jacob after he wrestled with God. Also the name of the nation descended from him.

Question 4

Jacob

Answer 4

the younger of Isaac and Rebekah’s twin sons. He fooled his father into giving him the firstborn’s blessing, becoming Isaac’s heir. Through him God renewed the covenant with Abraham’s descendants.

Question 5

Joseph

Answer 5

Jacob’s favorite among his twelve sons. His envious brothers sold him as a slave, but Joseph rose to become prime minister of Egypt, where he was ultimately able to save his family from starvation.

Question 6

Patriarch

Answer 6

a father who leads a family or tribe. Abraham and his descendants, the founders of Israel, are known as the Patriarchs.

Question 7

Pharaoh

Answer 7

the title of the king of Egypt

Question 8

Rebekah

Answer 8

wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau. she plotted to gain Isaac’s blessing for Jacob, her favorite.