Geneology Flashcards
1) Who is Moshe’s father and mother?
2) Who is Moshe’s siblings?
1) Amram and Jochebed
2) Aaron and Miriam
Who are the key people from Adam to Noah?
Adam, Hava (Eve), Seth, Noah (10th generation)
Who is Abraham’s father?
Terah
Who is Moshe’s father-in-law?
Jethro
Who is Moshe’s wife?
Tzipora
Who is the “Gra”?
Acronym = Ha”G”aon “R”abbenu “E”liyahu, also known as the “Vilna Gaon” because he lived in Vilna, Lithuania between 1720-1797
Who is Judah the Prince?
Yehudah ha-Nasi
Complied Tractates
Rabbi Judah was the son of Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel and was elected “Prince” (Nassi) after the death of his father. In the Mishnah, he is called, simply, “Rabbi,” for he was so famous. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE.
Most famous for his edition of the Mishnah. “Rabbi” saw that as a result of the difficulties of the Exile which the Jewish nation had to endure and would have to suffer for many centuries until the coming of the Messiah, there was a strong probability that many of the sacred Oral laws (previously passed down by heart and memorized) would be forgotten or accidentally changed. He gathered together the laws and wrote them down in the “Mishnah” (means “learning by repetition”).
“Rabbi” was very wealthy. Yet, in spite of his great wisdom and wealth and the great honor in which he was held, “Rabbi’ was a modest person and showed respect to all-the great Rabbis.
“Rabbi” used his wealth to support the poor and needy. When a famine broke out in the land, “Rabbi” opened his orchards and stores of food to feed the hungry.
There are many stories related in the Talmud and Midrash of the great friendship that existed between Rabbi Judah the Prince and the Roman Emperor, Antoninus. The Emperor used to visit “Rabbi’s” house secretly in order to learn from him something of the wisdom of the Torah and to consult him about various difficult problems concerning the government of his Empire, for he greatly valued the good advice he received from the Jewish Sage.
Who are the 3 main children of Adam and Eve and what is each of their fate/lineage?
1) Cain - killed during the flood
2) Abel - murdered by Cain
3) Seth - Noah was his descendent
