Chapter 7 Study Guide Flashcards
Name the 3 people who have had their name changed. Include their first name and then the name it changed into.
Abram > Abraham
Sara > Sarah
Israel > Jacob
Who was Jacob’s grandfather?
Abraham
The name given to the first leaders of God’s chosen people.
Patriarchs
Who was Jacob’s grandmother?
Sarah
Our mission is to be like
Jesus
Who was Jacob’s uncle?
Laban
What did Jacob hurt in the wrestling match?
His hip
Who’s Jacob’s brother
Esau
Jacob returned to what land after he left his uncle’s land?
Canaan
Who is Jacob’s father
Isaac
Who were Jacob’s 2 wives?
Leah and Rachel
Who was Jacob’s mother
Rebecca
Your baptismal name is a sign of your
Mission
How many sons did Jacob have?
12
What did Jacob ask the visitor who wrestled with him for?
A blessing
Jacob married Leah before he married Rachel because ____ tricked him.
Laban
The promises God had made to Abraham were renewed to Jacob at ____.
Bethel
Jacob’s ladder was a ____ in his dream.
Stairway
Because Isaac was nearly blind, he thought _____ was _____.
Jacob was Esau
Rebekah’s favorite son.
Jacob
Esau traded Jacob his birthright for some
stew
Isaac’s birthright included being ____ of the chosen people.
patriarch
Jacob’s name was changed because ____
It was a sign of a new mission
Why did Jacob leave home after he received Isaac’s blessing?
Esau planned to kill Jacob
Why did God bless Jacob?
He was the chosen one
Why did Jacob receive Isaac’s special blessing?
He tricked his father
How many years did Jacob have to work for his uncle to marry his favorite wife?
14 years
What did Isaac ask for Jacob as he blessed him?
Fertility of Earth, abundance of wine and grain, serve him nation’s will
When do some peeps get a new name
Priest, confirmation, sister, brother
Which sacrament marked you as one chosen by God to be his child and a member of his Church?
Baptism
Which sacrament strengthens and confirms your relationship with God as one of his chosen ones?
Confirmation
What two sacraments can you celebrate often to help you overcome weakness and return to God?
Eucharist and reconciliation
What was the meaning of Jacob’s dream?
It symbolized the connection between heaven and earth and reassured Jacob of God’s presence
