Study Guide Flashcards
- Name the 3 people who have had their name changed. Include their first name and then the name it changed into.
Abram= Abraham
Sarai= Sarah
Jacob=Israel
Who was Jacob’s grandfather?
Abraham
The name given to the first leaders of God’s chosen people.
Patriarch
Who was Jacob’s grandmother?
Sarah
Our mission is to be like _____.
Jesus
Who was Jacob’s uncle?
Laban
What did Jacob injure in his wrestling match?
His hip
Who was Jacob’s brother?
Esau
Jacob returned to what land after he left his uncle’s land?
Canaan
Who was Jacob’s father?
Isaac
Who were Jacob’s two wives?
Rachel and Leah
Who was Jacob’s mother?
Rebeka
Your baptismal name is a sign of your _____.
Mission
Jacob had ___ sons.
12
What did Jacob ask the visitor who wrestled with him for?
Blessing
Jacob married Leah before he married Rachel because ____ tricked him.
Laban
The promises God had made to Abraham were renewed to Jacob at ____.
Bethel
Jacob’s ladder was a ____ in his dream.
Stairway
Because Isaac was nearly blind, he thought _____ was _____.
Jacob was Esau
Rebekah’s favorite son.
Jacob
Esau traded Jacob his birthright for some ___.
Stew
Isaac’s birthright included being ____ of the chosen people.
Patriarch
Jacob’s name was changed because ____
It was his new mission
Why did Jacob leave home after he received Isaac’s blessing?
Because Esau was going to kill Jacob
Why did God bless Jacob?
He was the chosen one
Why did Jacob receive Isaac’s special blessing?
Tricking Isaac
How many years did Jacob have to work for his uncle to marry his favorite wife?
14 years
What did Isaac ask for Jacob as he blessed him?
Fertilite the earth, abundance of wine and grain, nations will save you
When do some people receive a new name?
Confirmation, priest, sister, brother
Which sacrament marked you as one chosen by God to be his child and a member of his Church?
Baptism
Which sacrament strengthens and confirms your relationship with God as one of his chosen ones?
Confirmation
What two sacraments can you celebrate often to help you overcome weakness and return to God?
Eucharist and reconciliation
What was the meaning of Jacob’s dream?
The connection between heaven and earth and assured Jocasta of Gods presence
