Lesson 7 Flashcards
Isaac’s son; received his father’s blessing
Jacob
Isaac’s son; sold his birthright to Jacob
Esau
Jacob’s dream, in which angels were ascending and descending a ladder to Heaven
Jacob’s ladder
“He sold his birthright for a mess of pottage”
to sell your future for immediate pleasure
family inheritance for the firstborn
birthright
Books of History
Joshua Judges Ruth I Samuel II Samuel I Kings II Kings I Chronicls II Chronicles Exra Nehemiah Esther
Sold birthright for a mess of pottage
Esau
Isaac’s twin sons
Jacob and Esau
The three patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
The three patriarch wifes
Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel
Why did Esau sell his birthright?
He sold it for something to eat. He lived for the present rather than planning for the future.
twenty
score
deer meat
venison
family inheritance for the firstborn
birthright
holder for arrows
quiver