Final Exam Flashcards
What does the world apocrypha mean
Biblical or related writings not quite considered scriptures because Jesus, the prophets, or the Jews didn’t except it
Two worship books of different faiths
Qur’an, Bhagavad Gita
The word scripture comes from a word meaning
Writings
The word bible comes from a word meaning
Book
The other name for the Old Testament
Hebrew Scriptures
The four main parts of the Old Testament
The Pentateuch, the historical books, the wisdom books, the prophetic books
Another word for testament
Covenant
The five-step process most books of the Bible went through
Events, oral tradition, written pieces, edited books, canonical status
What does canonical status mean
A book that reveals God’s truth be faithfully reflecting the people’s experience and belief
What four rivers flow through the garden of Eden
Piston, Gihon, Chidekel, Phirat
What was the sin of Adam and Eve
They ate an apple from the tree of knowledge
The sons of Adam and Eve
Cain, Abel, Seth
Why is Cain’s sacrifice not acceptable
He did not give the best he could offer
What where the names of Noah’s sons
Shem, Ham, Japheth, Yam
The dimensions of Noah’s ark
300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 30 cubits high
How many of each animal were on Noah’s ark
7 of every clean animal and 2 of every other animal
How many days did it rain on the earth
40 days and 40 nights
How did Noah know dry land was beginning to appear
A dove he sent out brought back and olive leaf
What was the sign of the covenant between God and Noah
A rainbow
Which descendant of Cush becomes a mighty warrior, builder of cities, and builder of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
Who is the father of Biblical faith
Abraham
Who is Abram’s father
Terah
How are Abram and Lot related
Lot is Abram’s nephew
Abram is called to a new land called
Canaan
Why do Abram and Lot go their separate ways
Competitiveness between their farmers
How do Abram and Lot decide who goes where
Abram says that if Lot goes east than he will go west and if Lot goes west he will go east
What is the name of the Priest-king of Salem who blesses Abram
Melchizedek
What does God promise Abraham as a covenant
He tells Abraham that his descendants will be very numerous and he will give his descendants the land of Canaan
What is the sign of Abram’s covenant that men bear of their flesh
They are circumcised
Why are Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed
God couldn’t find a single good hearted person in the two cities except for Lot and his family who lived in Sodom
Why does Abraham intercede on behalf of Sodom
Sodom is where Lot and his family reside
Ishmael is the son of
Abraham and Hagar
Ishmael is the father of the
Muslim people
Isaac is the son of
Abraham and Sarah
How is Abraham’s faith tested
He is told to kill Isaac, his only true son
Who does Isaac marry
Rebekah
What is unusual about the birth of Jacob and Esau
Jacob was holding onto Esau’s foot
How does Jacob obtain Esau’s birthright
He bribes his with lentil soup
How does Jacob obtain Esau’s blessing
When Jacob’s father’s dying, Jacob’s father tells Esau to bring him food so that he can bless him. However, since Jacob’s fathers vision is terrible, Jacob pretends to be Esau and Jacob’s father blesses him
Why does Rebekah try to make Jacob the principle heir
Esau courts Canaanite women
What does Esau threaten to do to Jacob
Kill him once the mourning for their fathers death is over
Who does Esau marry
Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth
What dream does Jacob have on his journey to Haran
A staircase leading into heaven
What is the name given to the place in Jacob’s dream
Bethel
What does Bethel mean
House of God
How long does Jacob work for Laban so he can marry Rachael
7 years
How long after Jacob married Leah did he need to wait to marry Rachael
7 years and 1 week
What is the dowry Laban gives Jacob for marrying his daughters and his service
All the black sheep and speckled goats
What strange encounter does Jacob have in the woods on his way back to Canaan
He encounters a man who fights him then gives the new name of Israel
What does Israel mean
That who has contended with the divine and prevailed
How does Jacob initiate his family into the worship of the God of Israel
He has all the males of that city circumcised
Why did Simeon and Levi fall in favor with their father
They massacred Shemchem
Why did Reuben fall in disfavor with Jacob
He slept with Bilhah, the woman who bore some of his brothers
What were two reasons Joseph’s brothers hated him
He had a dream that all of the brothers grew grain, but everybody else’s bowed down to his. He also had a dream that the sun, the moon, and the stars bowed down before him
Names of all of Joseph’s brothers
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Naphtali, Dan, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin
Who comes up with the idea to put Joseph in a cistern
Reuben
Which brother comes up with the idea to sell Joseph into slavery
Judah
Who is Joseph sold to
The Ishmaelites
How much is Joseph sold for
Twenty pieces of silver
Where was Joseph taken once he was sold
Egypt
Who bought Joseph as a slave
Poptiphar
Why is Joseph thrown into prison
The wife of Poptiphar claimed he had attempted to rape her
What did the dream of the wine bearer mean
In three days he would be restored to his post
What did the dreams of the baker mean
In three days he would be beheaded
What did the pharaoh’s dream mean
There would be seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine in Egypt
What position was Joseph appointed to
Governor of Egypt, second only to the pharaoh
What was the new name Joseph was given
Zephnath-Paaneah, meaning “savior of the world”
How did Joseph prepare Egypt from the famine
He saved a portion of all the grain made every year for the seven years of abundance
Which brother is kept in Egypt until Benjamin is brought there
Simeon
How did Poptiphar know Joseph was telling the truth
Joseph swore by his God
Why did Poptiphar send Joseph to prison
To make an example
Why was Joseph considered free no matter what happened to him
Because his God was with him
What is the name of Joseph’s wife
Asenath
What are the names of Joseph’s sons
Ephraim, Manassah
What is the name of the land Joseph’s family settles in
Goshen
What happened when Joseph blesses his sons
Joesph put his right hand on Ephraim and is left hand on Manassah, even though Manassah was born first
Which house of the tribe of Israel is Moses from
The house of Levi
What does the name Moses mean
Drew out
Why does Moses flee from Egypt
He killed an Egyptian taskmaster
What are the names of Moses’ children
Gershom and Eliezer
When Moses was called, what was he supposed to remove
His sandals because he standing on holy ground
What are the signs God gives Moses
A staff that turns into a snake and the ability to make his hand scaly
What is the image of God depicted in Moses and Miriam’s canticle
Faithful, divine, forgiving, wise
Why did Moses smash the commandments of God on the ground
The Israelites has built a Golden Calf as an idol
What did Moses make the Israelites do with the Golden Calf
He made them grind it up, put it in water, and drink it so they could taste the bitterness of their sin
What happened at Kibroth-hattaavah
People were demanding meat so God gave them so much meat that it started coming out of their nostrils and they died
What does Kibroth-hattaavah mean
Graves of lust
How many elders was Moses instructed to appoint
70
What was the consequence of Miriam questioning God
She go leprosy and as a result the community was held back for seven days
How many scouts were sent into the Promise Land
12
Why will only Joshua and Caleb be able to enter the Promise Land
They were the only ones who possessed the courage to spy out the land God promised
Why did the Israelites need to wander in the woods for forty years before entering the Promise Land
The twelve spies that didn’t trust God’s words about the Promise Land wandered in the Promise Land for forty days