Finals Flashcards

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The 2 rivers that lead us to believe Garden of Eden is in Mesopotamia

A

Tigris

Euphrates

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1
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What is the 10th plague

A

First borns will die but Israelites put blood of the lambs on the door to save their first born

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2
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Evil makes you believe…

A

Something is true when it’s false

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3
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Covenant?

A

A promise between someone and God

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4
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Social contract?

A

A contract between humans

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5
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How was Hagar related to Sarah and Abe

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Abe had sex with her and had his son and Sarah is married to Abe

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6
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Why do Sarah and Abe not belive in God?

A

Sarah couldn’t have kids

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7
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What was the covenant between God and his servants

A

Circumsicion

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8
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Abe sacrifices who to God?

A

Issac

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9
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God says no to scarfing Issac for 3 reasons

A

No Human sacrifice
Trust God
God’s compassion

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10
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Issac marries Rebecca and has 2 children. What do Jacob and Esau fight for

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Birth right and they both want to be first blessed

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11
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Abe is the father of what 3 religions

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Christianity
Islam
Judiasm

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12
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What do israelites/jews celebrate during Passover?

A

The deliverance from slavery

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13
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What were the 4 most dangerous threats the israelites found in the desert?

A

Weather
Food and water
Shelter
War

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14
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Where is the meeting place for the human and divine

A

top of the mountain

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15
Q

The Ten Commandments mark the beginning of what?

A

Nationhood

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16
Q

Polytheistic?

A

One god!

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17
Q

The Israelites were divided how many tribes and judges

A

12 each

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18
Q

Rahab is known for what

A

Saving spies and keeping them in her home

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19
Q

Deborah was a…

A

Prophet
Judge
Married woman
Leader of a battle

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20
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Naomi’s family traveled away because…?

A

Famine

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21
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Naomi was the mother-in-law of who

A

Oprah and Ruth

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22
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Why did the Israelites want a king?

A

Because every other nation had a King

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23
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Yahweh means?

A

God

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24
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Asherah is what kind of goddess

A

Canaanite goddess

25
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Theocracy?

A

A nation ruled by a divine power

26
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Ark of covenant houses how many commandments?

A

10

27
Q

Sinai peninsula is located where? By what 2 seas?

A

Egypt

Red and Mediterranean Sea

28
Q

What bread fell from the sky

A

Manna bread

29
Q

Who was the first king

A

Saul

30
Q

Saul was jealous of who?

A

David

31
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David saves who?

A

Saul

32
Q

What instrument does David play

A

Harp

33
Q

Who wrote the psalms

A

David

34
Q

Who built the holy temple

A

Solomon

35
Q

What’s the city of David

A

Jerusalem

36
Q

Who leads the battle against the philistines

A

David

37
Q

Who united the 12 tribes

A

David

38
Q

Who’s the son of David and Bathsheba?

A

Solomon

39
Q

When Solomon was King he was privileged and

A

Young

40
Q

Solomon asked for what?

A

Wisdom

41
Q

Why did Solomon build the holy temple

A

To house the ark of the covenant

42
Q

Who was the most successful king

A

Solomon

43
Q

Who was the queen of Ethiopia?

A

Sheba

44
Q

Who ended up worshiping false Gods

A

Solomon

45
Q

How do you form new alliances

A

Marriage

46
Q

How did Solomon build the strongest kingdom

A

By taxation and slavery

47
Q

Who was the prophet of peace and justice

A

Oscar Romero

48
Q

Who was in the north? South?

A

Israel

Judah

49
Q

Who was the prophet of social justice

A

Amos

50
Q

Hosea and Gomers marriage is symbolic to…

A

Love and mercy

51
Q

Who invaded the northern kingdom

A

Assyrians

52
Q

Who invaded the south

A

Babylonia

53
Q

Who performed multiple miracles that represented Jesus?

A

Elisha

54
Q

What is the symbolic meaning of the of the dry bones coming back to life?

A

God giving The Israelites new life

55
Q

Who prophesied the coming of the messiah

A

Isaiah

56
Q

What are the characteristics of a prophet?

A

Has a listening heart
Works for peace and justice
Prayerful person
Gives voice to the word of God

57
Q

Why were the Hebrew Scriptures translated to Greek

A

Because it was a dominant language

58
Q

What did Alexander the Great conquer?

A

Much of Middle East and promise land

59
Q

What is sentugiant

A

A Greek translation from Hebrew