Chapter 6 Vocab/study Guide Flashcards
Land located between Syria and Egypt that God promised to the descendants of Abraham
Canaan
Land through which Abraham journeyed when God told him to move from Ur to Haran
Chaldea
The descendants of Abraham
Chosen people
Euphrates/Tigris
Rivers that flow through the Fertile Cresent
Area of rich soil located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Fertile Crescent
City to wich Abraham moved from Ur
Haran
The land of Canaan given to Abraham’s descendants by God; the Holy land
Palestine
City of Chaldea
Ur
A ritual offering of animals or produce to God.
Sacrifice
A solemn agreement between people or between people and God
Covenant
Praying with a group or community using the same prayer
Communal prayer
Praying by one’s self in various forms or types of prayer
Private prayer
One of the 3 religions, along with Judaism and Christianity, that profess belief in one God
Islam
The model of faith in the Old Testament
Abraham
Abraham is our father in ____.
Faith
What God promises if we believe in him?
Eternal lifeb
The name of Abraham’s wife?
Sarah
What God compared Abraham’s descendants to?
The stars/sands
Name of Abraham’s son?
Isaac
Where did Abraham first live?
Ur
What was Abraham’s age when God first called him?
75
God promised Abraham land and many ______.
Descendants
Abraham’s descendant 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 ______.
Wills
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 the land where Abraham was to take Isaac to be sacrificed.
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.
List the four promises that God made to Abraham.
B. Son named Isaac
List the four promises that Gods made to Abraham.
Land of Canaan
List the four promises that God made to Abraham.
Bless for all nations
Name the 3 ways in which Isaac was like Jesus.
A. Only sons
Name the 3 ways in which Isaac was like Jesus.
B. Carried their own wood.
Name the 3 ways in which Isaac was like Jesus
Willing to be sacrificed
Name the promises made at baptism.
A. Renounce Satan
Name the 3 promise made at baptism
Believe in God
Name the 3 promise made at baptism
I’ve as Catholic Christians
