Chapter 7 Study Guide Flashcards
Name the 3 people who have their name changed. Include their first name and then the name it changed into.
a. Abram - Abraham
b. Sarai - Sarah
c. Jacob - Israel
Who was Jacob’s grandfather?
Abraham
The name given to the first leaders of God’s chosen people.
Patriarch
Who was Jacob’s grandmother?
Sarah
Our mission is to be like
Jesus
Who was Jacob’s uncle?
Laban
What did Jacob injure in his wrestling match?
His hip
Who was Jacob’s brother?
Esaú
Jacob returned to what land after he left his uncle’s land?
Canaan
Who was Jacob’s father?
Issac
Who were Jacob’s two wives?
Leah and Rachel
Who was Jacob’s mother?
Rebekah
Your baptismal name is a sign of your
Mission
Jacob had _____ sons.
12
What did Jacob ask the visitor who wrestled with him for?
Blessing
Jacob married Leah before he married Rachel because _____ tricked him.
Laban
The promises God had made to Abraham were renewed to Jacob at ______ (place)
Bethel
Jacob’s ladder was a ____ in his dream
Stairway to heaven
Because Isaac was nearly blind, he thought _____ was _____.
Jacob, Esaú
Rebekah’s favorite son.
Jacob
Esau traded Jacob his birthright for some ____
Stew
Issac’s birthright included being _____ of the chosen people
Patriarch
Jacob’s name was changed because _____
It was a sing of a new mission
Why did Jacob leave home after he received Isaac’s blessing?
His brother wanted to kill him
Why did God bless Jacob?
He was the chosen one
Why did Jacob receive Isaac’s special blessing?
He tricked his dad
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?
Abundance of grain/wine Nation to him serve and richness on the Earth
When do some people receive a new name?
confirmation, or when the become a priest, brother or sister.
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?
Reconciliation and receiving the
Eucharist
What was the meaning of Jacob’s dream?
To show the connection between heaven and Earth
