Chapter 5: Old Testament: People Stories Events Flashcards
(50 cards)
A sacred promise between two parties, especially between God and man
Covenant
God makes everything out of nothing
Creation
Named after the songs of Jacob
12 Tribes of Israel
The righteous man who survived the Great Flood
Noah
The name God gave to Jacob
Israel
Found of the Jewish Nation
Abraham
First man and our first father
Adam
Wife of Abraham
Sarah
Tricked his brother and father in receiving the blessing of the first born
Jacob
Country Joesph was taken to
Eygpt
His sacrifice was acceptable to God
Abel
Mother of Joesph
Rachel
First born son of Isaac, tricked out of his blessing
Esau
God puts a mark on him so non one would kill him
Cain
Father who leads a family or tribe
Patriarch
Name given to the people who followed Jacob
Israelites
The wife of the Lead of a tribe
Matriarch
First woman and our mother
Eve
Jacobs favorite son who became powerful in Egypt
Joesph
Adam and Eve disobey God
The Fall
Abraham’s wife made him the heir to God’s promise, even though he was not the first born
Isaac
A tower built to reach the sky, but languages were confused, and it was not finished
The Tower of Babel
First born son of Abraham by his wife Hagar
Ishmael
Wife of Jacob and mother of many sons
Leah