Genesis Test 1-50 Flashcards
The first five books of the OT are a collection known as the _____________ or the _________________.
Torah, Pentateuch
What are three NT designations for the Pentateuch?
Law of Moses, Writing of Moses, Moses
The Pentateuch comprises _______ percent of the OT.
20
No specific claim for _______________ appears in Genesis, but there are abundant claims in the other four books.
authorship
List five NT passages in which Jesus connected Moses’ name with the Law.
Matt. 8:4; 19:7-8
Mark 7:10; 12:26
Luke 24:44-47
One reason skeptics deny Mosaic authorship is their belief that _______________ had not been sufficiently developed at that time.
writing
In the ____________________, the claim is made that the Pentateuch was a collection of documents compiled in different places and times over a period of centuries.
Documentary Hypothesis
The key name in the Documentary Hypothesis is _______________________________.
Julius Welhausen
The Bible indicates that God revealed to Moses a complex worship system about __________ B.C.
1400
The best time indicator we have for dating the Pentateuch is found in ____________________.
1 Kings 6:1
A date of _________ B.C. can be determined for the Exodus.
1447
Those who accept Mosaic authorship debate the dating as either ________ or ________ B.C.
1490, 1425
Genesis is a literary _________, meaning “divided into parts.”
Bifid
The spiritual outline of the book of Genesis can be outlined in what three words?
construction, destruction, reconstruction
The book of Genesis relates the history of the kingdom of God on the earth from the time of the ________________ to the ___________________ in Egypt.
creation, death of Joseph
The book of Genesis unfolds in what three different geographical areas?
Mesopotamia River Valley, Canaan, Egypt
List the five components necessary to “make the world.”
time, force, energy, space, matter
The Bible begins with the supposition of the existence of a ______________.
Supreme Being
The Latin term ________________ means “out of nothing.”
Ex nilo or Ex nihilo
List and briefly describe the eight major philosophies of the world.
- Atheism, which says there is no God
- Agnosticism, which says I do not know if there is a God
- Polytheism, which says there are many gods
- Fatalism, which says all things happen by fate
- Idealism, which says matter is an illusion of the mind
- Darwinism, which says natural selection is true
- Materialism, which says matter is eternal and the only reality
- Pantheism, which says all is God
The _____________ Theory presents a “Pre-Adamic” race.
Gap-Theory
Two “dinosaurs” mentioned in the Bible are _______________ and ________________.
Behemoth, Leviathan
The God of Creation is called __________________ in chapter one.
God/Elohim
The God of Revelation is called ___________________ in chapter two.
Lord/Jehovah
The ____________ River is most likely the Tigris River.
Hiddekel
Biblically, the word ________ speaks of the male rather than the female.
seed
We are looking at about __________ years between the prophecy of Gen. 3:15 and its fulfillment.
4,000
The name “Eve” means ______________________.
life
What two things comprised Cain’s curse? (4:12)
- ground would be tilled but would not produce
2. vagabond or wanderer
In Lamech we have the first occasion of ________________ or ________________ (4:19).
Bigamy, Polygamy
The “seed line” through which Christ would come is traced through _______________ (5:3).
Seth
_______________ walked with God after he begat Methuselah (5:22).
Enoch
Noah was ________ years old when Shem, Ham, and Japeth were born (5:32).
500
The words ______________ and ______________ are from the same Hebrew word.
pitch, atonement
Noah was ______ years old at the time of the Flood.
600
The Flood lasted ________________________ up to the point the earth was dry (8:14).
a year and ten days
The rainbow is a sign or ______________ between God and man (9:9-12).
covenant
The Hebrew people came through the lineage of ___________ (9:27).
Shem
Josephus credits ______________ as being the one who started the Tower of Babel.
Nimrod
The land of Shinar is now widely known as _______________ (10:10).
Babylon
____________ was the father of Abraham (11:26).
Terah
Lot was the ____________ of Terah (11:31).
grandson
Pharaoh was a descendant of __________. If he and Sarah had cohabitated, it would have corrupted the Messianic line.
Ham
When given a choice of land, Lot chose _________________________.
Sodom and Gomorrah
_________________ is known as the “king of righteousness” (Heb. 7:2).
Melchizedek
Melchizedek received _____________ from Abraham, which was the first mention of what would become part of Mosaic Law (14:20).
tithes
Melchizedek was the king of Salem. Salem most likely referred to ____________________ (14:18).
Jerusalem
The ______________ were inhabitants of Canaan (15:16).
Amorites
The name Hagar means _________________.
Fugitive
The Hebrew term _____________________ is translated as Almighty God. The term is used six times in Genesis and 31 times in Job.
El-shaddai
