Finals Flashcards

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

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Tigris

Euphrates

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What is the 10th plague

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

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Evil makes you believe…

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Something is true when it’s false

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Covenant?

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A promise between someone and God

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Social contract?

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A contract between humans

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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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Why do Sarah and Abe not belive in God?

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Sarah couldn’t have kids

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What was the covenant between God and his servants

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Circumsicion

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Abe sacrifices who to God?

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Issac

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God says no to scarfing Issac for 3 reasons

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No Human sacrifice
Trust God
God’s compassion

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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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Abe is the father of what 3 religions

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Christianity
Islam
Judiasm

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What do israelites/jews celebrate during Passover?

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The deliverance from slavery

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

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Weather
Food and water
Shelter
War

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Where is the meeting place for the human and divine

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top of the mountain

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The Ten Commandments mark the beginning of what?

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Nationhood

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Polytheistic?

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One god!

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The Israelites were divided how many tribes and judges

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12 each

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Rahab is known for what

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Saving spies and keeping them in her home

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Deborah was a…

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Prophet
Judge
Married woman
Leader of a battle

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Naomi’s family traveled away because…?

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Famine

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Naomi was the mother-in-law of who

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Oprah and Ruth

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Why did the Israelites want a king?

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Because every other nation had a King

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Yahweh means?

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God

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Asherah is what kind of goddess
Canaanite goddess
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Theocracy?
A nation ruled by a divine power
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Ark of covenant houses how many commandments?
10
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Sinai peninsula is located where? By what 2 seas?
Egypt | Red and Mediterranean Sea
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What bread fell from the sky
Manna bread
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Who was the first king
Saul
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Saul was jealous of who?
David
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David saves who?
Saul
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What instrument does David play
Harp
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Who wrote the psalms
David
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Who built the holy temple
Solomon
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What's the city of David
Jerusalem
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Who leads the battle against the philistines
David
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Who united the 12 tribes
David
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Who's the son of David and Bathsheba?
Solomon
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When Solomon was King he was privileged and
Young
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Solomon asked for what?
Wisdom
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Why did Solomon build the holy temple
To house the ark of the covenant
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Who was the most successful king
Solomon
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Who was the queen of Ethiopia?
Sheba
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Who ended up worshiping false Gods
Solomon
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How do you form new alliances
Marriage
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How did Solomon build the strongest kingdom
By taxation and slavery
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Who was the prophet of peace and justice
Oscar Romero
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Who was in the north? South?
Israel | Judah
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Who was the prophet of social justice
Amos
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Hosea and Gomers marriage is symbolic to...
Love and mercy
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Who invaded the northern kingdom
Assyrians
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Who invaded the south
Babylonia
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Who performed multiple miracles that represented Jesus?
Elisha
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What is the symbolic meaning of the of the dry bones coming back to life?
God giving The Israelites new life
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Who prophesied the coming of the messiah
Isaiah
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What are the characteristics of a prophet?
Has a listening heart Works for peace and justice Prayerful person Gives voice to the word of God
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Why were the Hebrew Scriptures translated to Greek
Because it was a dominant language
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What did Alexander the Great conquer?
Much of Middle East and promise land
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What is sentugiant
A Greek translation from Hebrew