Genesis Flashcards
What are the two main histories contained in Genesis?
the primeval history (chapters 1–11) and the ancestral history (chapters 12–50)
What is the outline for the book of Genesis?
The Creation and Fall (1-3)
Adam and Eve’s Posterity (4-5)
The Flood (6-11)
Abraham goes to Egypt and Canaan (12-14)
Abram’s Family (15-23)
Isaac’s Family (24-27)
Jacob’s Family (28-36)
Joseph’s Slavery (37-41)
Joseph Reconciliation with Brothers (42-46)
Jacob’s time in Egypt with family (47-50)
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
What happened on the 1st day of creation?
Divided the light from the dark and day from night.
What happened on 2nd day of creation?
Divides water from firmament (heaven)
What happend on the 3rd day of creation?
Divides earth from water. Creates the Plants
What happened on the 4th day of creation?
Sun/Moon/Stars as lights for day and night
What happened on Day 5 of creation?
Creates insects/Animals
What happened on Day 6 of creation?
Creates Man. Commands to multiply/replenish, Dominion over earth.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
What is the LDS church’s position on the location of the Garden of Eden?
Joseph Smith states that it was where Jackson County is now in Missouri.
May 1838 that revelation (D&C 116) identified Adam-ondi-Ahman, a site near the Garden of Eden, to be in Daviess County, Missouri, some seventy miles from present-day Kansas City.
Theory on what the 4 rivers are out of Eden and thoughts on what lands they go to?
Pison - Land of Havilah (thought to be in arabia?
Gihon - Land of Ethiopia (Encircles land of Cush associated with Ethiopia)
Hiddekel (Tigres) - goes to east of Assyria
Euphrates
Definition of Enmity?
The State of feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
What was used to keep the way of the tree of life?
Cherubim and a Flaming Sword
What is a Cherubim?
celestial winged being who functions as a throne bearer of the Deity
Occupations of Cain and Able?
Cain - tiller of the ground
Able - keep of sheep
Where did Cain go when kicked out for killing his brother?
to Land of Nod, east of Eden
The Hebrew word for Giant in Genesis 6?
Nephilim is from the verb Nephal. Meaning ‘to fall’ Could mean apostatized ones.
How many years did Noah preach repentance before the flood
120 years
According to Joseph Smith which angel is Noah?
Gabriel
Distance of 1 cubit?
17.49 inches
How many Days was the flood on the earth?
40 days and 40 nights
How many clean beasts and unclean beasts were brought onto the ark?
by sevens for clean beasts
by 2 male and female for unclean
Who were the three kids of Noah?
Shem, Ham, Japath
How old was Noah when the flood came?
600 yrs old
What did Noah do after getting off the Ark?
Built an offer and gave thanks
Name of the mountain the Ark came to rest on after flood?
Mountains of Ararat
What was God’s Covenant that he would never again flood the earth?
Rainbow set in the sky
What two commandments does God give Noah’s Family after the flood?
Be Fruitful, Multiply and Replenish.
Preserve the Life of your brothers and do not murder
Who did Noah curse in response to an act from one of Noah’s sons against him?
Noah cursed Ham’s son Canaan.
Who are the three sons of Noah?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Why did the people after Noah built a tower? What was it’s name?
Tower of Babel. They built it to get to heaven.
How is Abraham and Lot related?
Lot is Abraham’s Nephew
Who are the sons of Terah?
Abraham, Nahor, Haran
Who was Abram’s wife?
Sarai
Who was Nahor’s wife?
Milcah
Where did Terah take Abram, Lot, and their families when leaving Ur of the Chaldees?
He took them toward the land of canaan but settled in Haran along the way
How old was Abraham when he left out of Haran with Lot?
75 years old according to Genesis 12
62 years old according to Abraham 2
Why did Abraham go on to Egypt after leaving Haran to go to Caanan?
Famine in the land
Who did Abraham say Sarah was to Pharoah?
Pretended she was his sister so they wouldn’t kill him.
Where did Abraham go after leaving Egypt?
He went back to the place of the altar he created before going to Egypt. In the place called Bethel.
Why did Abraham and Lot separate after coming out of Egypt up the Bethel?
Strife between Herdsmen.
When Abraham and Lot separated after coming back from Egypt where did each go?
Lot went to the plain of Jordan.
Abraham went to land of Canaan in plain of Mamre which is in Hebron
Which direction did Lot pitch his tent in the plains of Jordan?
Pitched tent toward Sodom.
Who were the main players in the battle of Siddim during time of Lot and Abraham?
Elamite king Chedorlaomer had subdued tribes and cities in Jordan River Plane
Battle between four Mesopotamian armies and five cities of jordan Plain
Also called war of nine kings.
What did Abraham do when he heard Lot was captured in battle of nine kings?
Rallied 318 men and then went and saved him.
Who was Melchizedek and where was he?
High priest and king of Salem.
Who did Abraham pay tithes to?
Melchizedek
What land did the Lord covenant to give to Abraham and his seed?
from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
What is the covenant of the pieces?
Also known as the covenant between the parts. This is the covenant in which God announced to Abraham that his descendants would eventually inherit the Land of Israel.
Who was Saria’s handmaid that she gave to Abram as his wife?
Hagar
What was the name of the child between Hagar and Abraham?
Ishmael
Why did Hagar flee after getting pregnant with Abraham?
She despised Sarai.
What did God change Abram’s name to? How old was he?
99 years old changed to Abraham.
What is the significance of circumcision with Abraham? At what age does it happen?
Circumcision is a token of the covenant between Abraham and God.
Performed at 8 days old.
What did God change Sarai’s name to? When did this happen?
Changed name to Sarah. Happened same time Abraham’s name changed and the Circumcision covenant.
What event preceeded Sarah being told she would bear a son with Abraham?
They are visited by 3 holy men
Down to how many men must there be in Sodom and Gomorrah to save it when Abraham negotiated with God?
10 men down from 50.
In which Chapter of Genesis is Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed?
Chapter 19
What took place with the Holy men that came to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?
They went to Lots house. People of the city wanted to have sex with them. They saved Lot by bringing him in the house and smiting the people from the city at the door.
They then urged Lot to leave the city.
Who did Lot offer the people from the city instead of the holy men?
His daughters.
Who did Lot bring with him leaving Sodom and Gomorrah? Where did they go?
His wife and daughters. His son in laws would not come.
They went to the city Zoar.
Why did Lots wife die?
She “looked back” and turned to a pillar of Salt.
Where did Lot and his daugthers go dwell after his wife died?
Went into a cave near Zoar.