4a - first families II: the next generation Flashcards
who was issac’s significant other?
rebekah (rebecca)
who were issac’s kids?
esau and jacob
the promised child (issac) arrives but is overshadowed by who?
hagar and his brother
what does abraham do on his deathbed?
sends a servant to find a wife for issac
what is the story of issac and rebekah?
Isaac and Rebekah’s story begins when Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his homeland. The servant prays for a sign, and Rebekah offers him water, fulfilling the request. She agrees to marry Isaac, and they have two sons, Esau and Jacob. Rebekah favors Jacob and helps him deceive Isaac to receive the blessing meant for Esau, fulfilling God’s plan that the older son would serve the younger.
describe what a trickster is like?
-cunning and shrewdness are valued
-characters that break the rules but still draw upon our sympathies
-vicarious pleasure watching someone else bend the rules
what are tricksters also considered>
boundary breakers
describe jacob vs esau
-from brith the babies struggled in the womb
-jacob buys esau’s birthright
-jacob deceives issac to obtain esau’s blessing
-jacob must flee from the wrath of his brother
-explains the bitter rivalry between israel and edom
describe the first divine encounter
-“jacob’s ladder” renewal of covenant
-dreams of a ladder that reaches heaven with angels ascending and descending
-the lord stood beside him
-promise of god’s presence and return to the land
describe the second divine encounter
-name changed from jacob to israel
how many sons does jacob have?
12
what do jacobs 12 sons become?
the tribes of israel
what continues between the jacobs sons?
enmity
what is jacob tricked by?
a bloody robe
when jacob is on his deathbed, how many promises were fulfilled and which ones were they?
2 out of 3; offspring and blessing
what is the theme in genesis?
blessing
what are the exilic themes in genesis?
-adam & eve
-cain
-noah
-abraham and sarah
-hagar
-jacob & esau
-joseph
-jacob and sons
who is issac?
-son of abraham and sarah
-father to jacob and esau
-married to rebekah
who is rebekah?
-married to iassac
mother to jacob and esau
who is jacob?
-son of issac and rebekah
-twin brother to esau
-renamed israel after wrestling with god
who is esau?
-son of issac and rebekah
-twin brother to jacob
-sold his birthright to jacob
who is rachel?
-jacobs wife
-mother to josesph and benjamin
-younger daughter of laban
-she died giving birth to benjamin
who is leah?
-jacobs first wife
-older sister of rachel
who is laban?
-rebekah’s brother and jacob’s uncle
who is a trickster in the bible?
jacob and laban
what are divine encounters?
these encounters often marked key turning points in biblical figures’ lives
who is joseph?
-son of jacob and rachel
