Patriarchs Flashcards
Abram’s wife
Sirai
Abram’s father
Terah
Abram’s brother
Lot
From Ur, Abram, Sirai, Terah, and Lot went to _______
Haran
After Terah’s death, from Haran, they were to go to _______
Canaan
2 of God’s promises to Abraham
Numerous descendants
Land
Meaning of Abram
Exalted father
Meaning of Sirai
Princess
Importance of the changing of names
A new life
What caused Abram and Sirai to go to Egypt?
Famine in the promised land
Since Sirai was beautiful (at 65), Abram told her to pretend to be his ______
Sister
The Pharaoh took Sirai to be his ____
Wife
What made the Pharaoh send Abram and Sirai away with riches and animals?
The Lord sent plagues (serious diseases)
Abraham
They went from Egypt to ________ then _______, where Abram and Lot were to separate.
Negev
Bethel
The place where Abram and Lot separated.
The reason.
Sodom
Due to their possessions
Lot chose to go to the ______
Jordan river valley
The Lord told Abram that his descendants will be as countless as the ________ and as numerous as the __________
Dust of the earth
Stars in the sky
Though they were promised numerous descendants, Abram and Sirai were still __________ in their old age
Childless
Eventually, Sarai bore a son with Abram through her servant, named _________. His name was ___________
Hagar
Ishmael
Hagar was mistreated by Sirai.
Ishmael eventually branched out to a different religion, __________.
Islam
The covenant between God and Abram gave them a change of _______ and ordered the _________.
Names
Circumcision of males
3 visitors brought news that Sarah would soon have a baby. They were the ______________.
Messengers of God
Lot and his family were spared from the destruction of _________ and _________. All lived except for his wife.
Sodom and Gomorrah
Lot’s wife ______________ at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned into a _________
Looked back
Pillar of salt
The two sisters had sons through their father. Hence, the birth of the two nations, the _______________ and the ______________
Moabites
Ammonites
The meaning of Isaac’s name
Laughter