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1 Genesis 27-50 Flashcards

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What is the prophesy concerning Esau and Jacob?

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That the older (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob)

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How did the Lord appear to Jacob on his journey to Haran?

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In a dream of a ladder reaching to heaven.

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Who were the Canaanites?

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Inhabitants of Canaan. Spoke Semitic language. Polytheists –worshipped pantheon of gods, greatest of which was El.

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How does Jacob find a wife?

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Works for Laban for 7 years in exchange for his youngest daughter Rachel. Laban does a bait and switch for his eldest Leah. Jacob discovers this in the morning and demands Rachel too –ends up with both wives.

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How does Jacob receive a final blessing from dying Isaac?

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Wears the skin of a kid (goat, ofc) so that the blind Isaac thinks he is the (hairy) Esau. Gets Isaac’s blessing deceitfully.

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How does Leah get the reluctant Jacob to lie with her?

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Trades some mandrakes (thought to increase fertility) with Rachel in exchange for a night with Jacob.

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How does Jacob exact payment for his services to Laban?

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Jacob takes as payment for his services only the speckled and dark animals. Laban furtively removes these from his flock. Jacob places branches with streaks and spots in the water troughs when the strongest of the flock came to drink, causing the animals to produce strong offspring that were speckled or dark.

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How did Laban and Jacob make a covenant after Jacob’s flight?

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Made a heap of stones as a witness to their covenant.

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What is depicted here?

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Jacob wrestling with the angel, 1865,
Alexandre-Louis Leloir

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What is depicted here?

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Isaac blessing Jacob (disguised as Esau), Nicolas-Guy Brenet, 1768

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What is depicted here?

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Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, Rubens, 1625

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What was the upshot of Jacob’s wrestle with the (probably) angel? Two things

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He was given the name Israel –struggle with God.

He struck him on the hip socket, as a result of which Jews do not eat the sciatic nerve of any animal (They generally just avoid entire hindquarter of animal.)

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What happened to Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob?

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She was raped by Shechem, prince of Shechem in Canaan.

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How did Jacob’s sons deceive Shechem and get revenge for the rape of Dinah?

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When Shechem and his father came to ask for Dinah as a wife, Simeon and Levi agree on condition of all Shechemite males’ being circumcised. Then 3 days later, they take Dinah back, slaughter all the Shechemites (still incapacitated) and “make prey of their women and children”.

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Bethel etymology?

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Beth–house
El –God

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What are the Twelve Tribes of Israel?

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Tribes descending from the 12 sons of Jacob, who was renamed Israel.

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Who was the favourite son of Jacob?

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Joseph

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18
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What special gift did Jacob make for Joseph?

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A long robe with sleeves

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Why did Joseph’s brothers dislike him?

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He told them his dreams - that his brothers sheaves were bowing down to his, and that the sun, moon and stars were bowing down to him.

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How did Joseph’s brothers get rid of him?

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Sold him to some Ishmaelites (Midianites) for 20 pieces of silver.

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21
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How did Joseph’s brothers conceal what they had done to him?

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Dipped his robe in goat’s blood and claimed a wild animal had killed him.

22
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“Put sackcloth on his loins” –why do this?

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Refers to the practice of wearing a coarse, uncomfortable fabric around the lower torso as a sign of mourning, repentance, or humility.

23
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What did the Midianites do with Joseph?

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Sold him to Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh’s guard.

24
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What was Judah’s request to his son Onan after the death of Onan’s brother Er?

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He was asked by his father Judah to father children with Tamar, the wife of his dead brother Er.

25
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What was Onan’s way of avoiding fathering children with Tamar? And his ultimate fate?

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Spilled his semen on the ground whenever he went in to Tamar. Displeased the Lord, who put him to death.

26
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What is depicted here?

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Rape of Dinah, Sebastiano Ricci, 1700, late Baroque school of Venice

Shechem with cane, Simeon and Levi abducting Dinah.

27
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Why does Judah withhold his third son Shelah from marrying Tamar?

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Because his son Er who had married Tamar died, as did his second son, Onan, who refused to conceive with her.

28
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How did Tamar finally fall pregnant?

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Disguised as a prostitute, seduces Judah (father-in-law), asking for his signet, cord and staff as a pledge of payment. Judah learns of pregnancy, orders her to be burnt for whoredom, but she produces his things, he realizes his own hypocrisy and acknowledges her righteousness.

29
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What is a levirate marriage?

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From Latin word “levir” – “husband’s brother”.

Widow marries her deceased husband’s brother.

Mandated in Hebrew Bible as way to provide for widows and continue the family lineage.

30
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What is depicted here?

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Judah and Tamar, Aert de Gelder, 1700

Judah with staff that he gives to Tamar (along with signet and cord) as pledge for payment.

31
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What happened between Joseph and Potiphar’s wife?

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After he refuses to sleep with her, she importunes him, tearing off his garment, which she keeps as supposed evidence that he tried to sleep with her. He is imprisoned.

32
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How does Joseph get out of the dungeon?

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By being asked by Pharaoh to interpret his dream (7 years plenty, 7 years famine) and being appointed head of his household.

33
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What is Pharaoh’s dream interpreted by Joseph?

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Seven fat cows come out of the Nile to feed in the grass, followed by seven lean cows. Then seven good ears of grain, followed by seven blighted ones.

34
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Pharaoh etymology?

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“Pharaoh” comes from the Egyptian word “per-aa,” which means “great house” or “palace.”

35
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What is Sheol?

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Early conception of afterlife in Hebrew Bible. Shadowy, silent realm where all the dead go, rather than a place of reward or punishment. Akin to Hades.

36
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How is Joseph reunited with his family?

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They come to buy grain in Egypt. He forgives them (eventually) and sends for them to come live in Egypt to avoid famine.

37
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What is depicted here?

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Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, Orazio Gentileschi, 1630

38
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What is depicted here?

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Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, Guido Reni, 1630

39
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How did Joseph speculate and benefit from the 7 year famine?

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By buying up grain during the 7 years of plenty, then selling it in exchange for money, livestock, then people’s land when they had nothing left to give.

40
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What’s the most significant part of Jacob’s blessings to his 12 sons?

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That Judah receives one of the most prominent blessings, “The scepter shall not depart from Judah,nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet.”

This blessing is often linked to the Davidic line and the future Messiah in Christian theology.

41
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What is depicted here?

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Jacob wrestling with Angel, Eugène Delacroix, 1861, St Sulpice Paris

42
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What is depicted here?

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Joseph’s bloody coat brought to Jacob, Velasquez, 1630

43
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What is depicted here?

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Jacob’s Dream, 1639, José de Ribera (Lo Spagnoletto).

44
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Hebrew name for book of Genesis?

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Bereshit (‘In the beginning’)

45
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Who is the traditional author of Genesis (and the rest of the Pentateuch)?

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Moses

46
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What is the most obvious evidence of different source texts in Genesis?

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Three different accounts of a patriarch pretending his wife is his sister (Abraham twice; Isaac once).

Two different creation stories.

47
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What is the relationship between Laban and Jacob?

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Laban is his uncle –mother’s brother

48
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What’s the Persian imperial authorisation theory of the creation of the Pentateuch?

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After Achaemenid Persians conquer Babylon in 539 BC, they agree to grant Jerusalem local autonomy within the empire, but required local authorities to produce a single law code accepted by the entire community.

49
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What does the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13, KJV), actually mean?

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It’s translated as “You shall not murder” in many modern Bible versions. Specifically refers to unlawful killing or murder. Capital punishment, war etc is OK –not considered murder.

50
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What are the 3 elements of God’s promise to the patriarchs?

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1 Posterity –descendants
2 Divine relationship –chosen peopl,e
3 Land –Canaan

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