The One and Only God Flashcards
Where was a land of deep valleys and rich pastures?
Egypt and Mesopotamia
Who tended their flocks
The Herdsman
The Herdsman planted what?
Vines and cereals
What did the Herdsman do in the evenings?
They sang songs
T OR F: The herdsman were country people
True
Who Conquered and ruled?
Egyptians but then Babylonians
What did the people build that wasn’t strong enough to resist the mighty armies of their neighbors
towns and fortresses
Who made history?
The Herdsman
How many Gods did the Herdsman pray to?
one God
What did the Herdsman sing around the campfire?
Their deeds and their battles, and HIS deeds and HIS battles
Who did the Herdsman sing about
Their God
What did the Herdsman insist
That “He was the only God there was”
The Herdsman put their faith and their pride into?
His people and he was their God
Who were the Herdsman?
The Jews
Where did Arbraham come from?
Ur in the Chaldees
What is the story of the Tower of Babel
a great city tried to build a tower that would reach up to heaven
What did they dig up
ancient things, harps, game-boards, weapons and jewelry
What time did Abraham live in
The time of Hammurabi the great lawgiver (1700 BC)
What did the Hammurabi strict and laws turn up in what
The bible
who was the king who went to war with the Egyptains
King Nebuchadnezzar
What did God do to make them stop building the tower since he was mad at them
God made them speak different languages so they couldn’t understand each other
Who’s Abraham of Ur’s descendents?
Joseph, son of Jacob.
Who sold Joseph?
His brothers, sold him in Egypt.
What did Joseph become in Egypt?
He became a counselor, and minister.
