Abraham Issac Jacob and Esau Flashcards
What were the three promises God made to Abraham?
- He would have descendants as numerous as the stars.
- He would have a land to call his own as in the land of Canaan.
- He would be the father of a great nation.
What were the origianal names of Abraham and Sarah?
Abram and Sari were their names.
What was Sarah’s struggle?
She could not have children.
Who were the children of Abraham and who were their mothers?
His children were Ishmiel and Isaac. Ishmael’s mother was Hagar (the slave girl) and Isaac’s mother was Sarah
Where did Abraham And his family move to and what happened along the way?
They moved to Canaan and along the way Abraham split from his nephew Lot.
Who did the Lord ask Abraham to sacrifice?
His son, Issac.
Who is Abraham’s nephew and where did he move to?
His name was Lot and he moved to the land of Sodom.
What were the people like in sodom and what did God do in response to them?
They were evil and wicked so in response God killed the entire town.
Who is Issac and who were his wife and children?
Issac’s wife’s name was Rebecca Issac was a son of Abraham his children were Jacob and Easu.
What did God tell Issac’s wife about her two unborn children?
They would be like two great nations and that the oldest shall serve the youngest and that the youngest would be stronger.
Describe the two sons of Issac. Who is the eldest? What did they look like?
The sons were Jacob and Esau. Esau was born with red hair all over him. Jacob was “smooth”.
What is a birthright and who typically received it?
Birthright is what the father gives to his eldest son adn it could be land posesions slaves anything the father wanted the child to have and the ELDEST SON inherites from his FATHER
What happened to the blessing that Issac was going to hand down?
Issac told his eldest son Easu so he told him to go and catch some wild game and prepare it but his wife overheard this and told Jacob to go put on Easu’s clothes and the skin of a kid she would prepare (a kid is a baby goat) and go feed it to his father who as by the was blind so he blessed Jacob not Easu.
Where did Jacob go to flee from his brother?
Jacob went to Haran to flee from his brothers anger and wrath. and bethel
