Religion Chapter 7 Vocab/Study Guide

Question 1

Name the 3 people who have had their name changed. Include their first name then the name it changed into.

Answer 1

a. Abram=Abraham
b. Sari=Sarah
c. Jacob=Israel

Question 2

Who was Jacob’s grandfather?

Answer 2

Abraham

Question 3

The name given to the first leaders of God’s chosen people.

Answer 3

Patriarch

Question 4

Who was Jacob’s grandmother?

Answer 4

Sarah

Question 5

Our mission is to be like _________.

Answer 5

Jesus

Question 6

Who was Jacob’s uncle?

Answer 6

Laban

Question 7

What did Jacob injure in his wrestling match?

Answer 7

His hip

Question 8

Who was Jacob’s brother?

Answer 8

Esau

Question 9

Jacob returned to what land after he left his uncle’s land?

Answer 9

Canaan

Question 10

Who was Jacob’s father?

Answer 10

Isaac

Question 11

Who were Jacob’s two wives?

Answer 11

Leah and Rachel

Question 12

Who was Jacob’s mother?

Answer 12

Rebekah

Question 13

Your baptismal name is a sign of your _________.

Answer 13

Mission

Question 14

Jacob had ____ sons.

Answer 14

12

Question 15

What did Jacob ask the visitor who wrestled with him for?

Answer 15

A blessing

Question 16

Jacob married Leah before he married Rachel because __________ tricked him.

Answer 16

Laban

Question 17

The promised God had made to Abraham were renewed to Jacob at ________.

Answer 17

Bethel

Question 18

Jacob’s ladder was a _________ in his dream.

Answer 18

Stairway

Question 19

Because Isaac was nearly blind, he thought _____ was _____.

Answer 19

Jacob was Esau

Question 20

Rebekah’s favorite son.

Answer 20

Jacob

Question 21

Esau traded Jacob his birthright for some _______.

Answer 21

Stew

Question 22

Isaac’s birthright included being ________ of the chosen people.

Answer 22

Patriarch

Question 23

Jacob’s name was changed because ____

Answer 23

It was a sign of his mission

Question 24

Why did Jacob leave home after he received Isaac’s blessing?

Answer 24

Esau wanted to kill Jacob

Question 25

Why did God bless Jacob?

Answer 25

Jacob was the chosen one

Question 26

Why did Jacob receive Isaac’s special blessing?

Answer 26

Jacob tricked Isaac to think Jacob was Esau

Question 27

How many years did Jacob have to work for his uncle to marry his favorite wife?

Answer 27

14 years

Question 28

What did Isaac ask for Jacob as he blessed him?

Answer 28

Richness of the Earth, abundance of grain and wine, and nations to serve him

Question 29

When do some people receive a new name?

Answer 29

Confirmation, Priest, brother, and sister

Question 30

Which sacrament marked you as one chosen by God to be his child and a member of his Church?

Answer 30

Baptism

Question 31

Which sacrament strengthens and confirms your relationship with God as one of his chosen ones?

Answer 31

Confirmation

Question 32

What two sacraments can you celebrate often to help you overcome weakness and return to God?

Answer 32

Reconciliation and Eucharist (communion)

Question 33

What was the meaning of Jacob’s dream?

Answer 33

Symbolize the connection of heaven and earth and reassured Jacob of God’s presence