Chapter 6 Abraham Vocab Study Guide Flashcards
Canaan
land located between Syria Egypt that God promised to the descendants of Abraham
Chaldea
Land through which Abraham journeyed when God told him to move from Ur to Haran
Chosen People
The descendants of Abraham
Euphrates/Tigris
Rivers that flow through the Fertile Crescent
Fertile Crescent
Area of rich soil located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Haran
City to which Abraham moved from Ur
Islam
One of the tree religions, along with Judaism and Christianity, that profess belief in one God
Palestine
The land of Canaan given to Abraham’s descendants by God; the Holy Land
Ur
City located in Chaldean (present day Iraq) from which Abraham moved early in life
Abraham
The model of faith in God in the Old Testament
Sacrifice
A ritual offering of animals or produced made to God by the priest in the Temple of Jerusalem. It was sign of people’s adoration of God, giving thanks to God, or asking for his forgiveness
Covenant
A solemn agreement between people or between people and God
Communal prayer
Praying with a group or community using the same prayer
Private Prayer
Praying by one’s self in various forms or types of prayer
Abraham is our father in________.
Faith
What God promises if we believe in him?
Eternal life
The name of Abraham’s wife?
What God compared Abraham’s descendants to?
Name of Abraham’s son?
Isaac
Here did Abraham first live?
Ur
What was Abraham’s age when God first called him?
75 years old
God promised Abraham land and many _______.
descendants
Abraham’s descendants who was a blessing for all nations. (Not his son)
Jesus
Name the land that God gave to Abraham.
Canaan
God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only_______.
Son
God wants a sacrifice of our_______.
Will
A father and ruler of the Chosen People are called a_______.
Patriarch
Meaning of the name Abraham.
Father of many Nations
When God made a covenant with us.
Baptism
Name of the land where Abraham was to take Isaac to be sacrificed.
The land of Moriah
What was the other name that God called himself?
Yahweh
List the four promises that God made to Abraham.
a. Many “descendants” as numerous as the stars.
b. Son named “Isaac.”
c. Land of “Canaan.”
d. Bless for all “Nations.”
Name the 3 ways in which Isaac was like Jesus.
a. Only “sons.”
b. Carried their own “wood.”
c. Willing to be “sacrificed.”
Name the 3 promises made at Baptism.
a. Renounce “satan.”
b. Believe in “God.”
c. Live as “Catholic Christians.”
