Chapter Six Study Guide Flashcards
Land located between Syria and Egypt that God promised to the descendente of Abraham
Canaan
Land through which Abraham journeyed when God told him to move from Ur to Harán
Chaldea
Descendents of Abraham
Chosen people
Rivers that flow through the Fertile Crescent
Euphrates/Tigris
Area of rich soil located between the Tigris and Euphrates river
Fertile Crescent
City to which Abraham moved from Ur
Haran
One of the 3 religions along with Judisim and Christianity that profess belief in one God
Islam
The land of Canaan givin to Abraham ps descendants by God; the Holy Land
Palestine
City located in Chaldea from which Abraham moved early in life
Ur
The model of faith in the Old Testament
Abraham
A ritual offering of animals or procedure made to God by the priest in the Temple of Jeruselum
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
Abraham is our father in _____
Faith
What God promises if we believe in him
Eternal life
Abraham’s wife’s name
Sarah
What God compared Abraham’s descendants to
Stars and sand
Abraham’s son
Isaac
Where Abraham first lived
Ur
What was Abraham’s age when God first called him?
75
God promised Abe land and many
Descendants
Abe’s descendant who was a blessing for all nations
Jesus
The land God gave to Abe
Canaan
God asked Abe to sacrifice his only
son
God wants a sacrifice of our
Wills
Father and ruler of the chosen people
Patriarch
Full meaning of “Abraham”
“Father of many nations”
When God made a covenant with us
Baptism
Where Abe took Isaac to be sacrificed
Moriah
The other name God called himself
Yahweh
4 promises God gave to Abe
- Many children as stars
- Son named Isaac
- Land of Canaan
- Bless for all nations
Name the 3 ways Isaac was like Jesus
- Only son/child
- Carried own wood
- Both being sacrificed
3 promises made at baptism
- Renounce Satan
- Believe in God
- Live as Catholic Christians