Old Testament Unit 2
To our knowledge, which of the following items was NOT an archaeological contribution of Abraham's birthplace.
image of Nebuchadnezzar
Isaac's name means:
laughter
The name Isaac means ___________.
laughter
Based on God's promise concerning the land, Lot could lay claim to _________.
nothing
When renewing His covenant with Abraham, God promised Abraham that his ________ would be as ____________ as the stars.
offspring innumerable
In this unit, marking the second major division of Genesis, the focus shifts from main events to outstanding __________.
people
altar
A structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned to worship God.
famine
General scarcity of food.
Abram
High father.
Bethel
House of God.
Sarah
Princess.
The Lord led Abraham's servant to _______, daughter of ________, son of ________.
Rebekah Bethuel Nahor
The name of Abram's wife Sarai, which means contentious, was later changed to __________, which means ____________.
Sarah princess
Genesis Chapter 11 places Abraham in the line of descendants of Noah's son _____________.
Shem
Genesis, Chapter 11, places Abraham in the line of:
Shem
In the New Testament, we learn that God's call came to Abraham first in Ur of the Chaldees, from _____________'s speech in __________.
Stephen Acts 7:2-4
Jacob
Supplanter.
Abraham's father was ___________.
Terah
In response to God's call, Abraham left Ur with his father ___________, his wife Sarah, his nephew __________, and his brother Nahor.
Terah Lot
When Isaac was promised, Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 90 years old. True False
True
God's first call to Abraham was in:
Ur
God's first call came to Abraham in:
Ur of the Chaldees
The city of Abraham's birth and early life was _____.
Ur of the Chaldees
cuneiform
Wedge-shaped characters of such ancient inscriptions as those of Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia.
The paramount purpose in God's call to Abraham was to provide __________ to the world.
a savior
In Genesis, Chapter 15, God promised Abraham that his seed would be _________ and that his descendants would be as innumerable as the __________.
a son stars
Abraham sent his servant to his homeland and kindred to find Isaac _____.
a wife
God had promised Abraham _____ of the land.
all
At both Shechem and Bethel in Canaan, Abraham built a(n)___________.
alter
Genesis Chapters 12-50 may be classified as the __________ of the patriarchs.
biographies
The sign God specified as a sign of the covenant was ________.
circumcision
Archaeologists have contributed much to our knowledge of Abraham's birthplace through discoveries of royal palaces, ___________ tablets, famous tombs, and even one of Nebuchadnezzar's ___________.
cuneiform temples
God counted Abraham's _________ as righteousness.
faith
Because of a ___________ in the land of promise, Abraham took his family caravan to ___________.
famine Egypt
Abraham was gracious to let Lot choose, but Lot was __________, taking the best land.
greedy
When He called Abraham, God promised that He would make:
him a great nation a great nation of his descendants his name great
Select all that apply. List three different types of possessions that were the measure of a man's wealth in Abraham's day.
precious metals servants and slaves flocks and herds
God's promise to Abraham had implied both provision and ___________ in the land to which God had led him.
protection
Abraham believed in the Lord, and the Bible says the Lord counted it to him for __________.
righteousness
The word patriarch means _________.
ruling father
The essence and fulfillment of God's call and promise to Abraham was the coming of the __________ of the world.
savior
Pharaoh, learning that Sarah was Abraham's wife, told Abraham to ___________.
take her and go
The purpose of God's command to Abraham to offer Isaac was to ___________ Abraham.
test
In His call to Abraham, God commanded him to leave his father's house and go:
to the land he would show him
In Abraham's day flocks and herds, silver and gold, and servants were the measure of a man's _________.
wealth
God's call to Abraham included both a command and a promise. True False
True
The father of Abraham was:
Terah
God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as innumerable as the stars. True False
True
In Haran, Abraham's father Terah died and his brother Nahor settled. True False
True
In the division of the land, Abraham was gracious; but Lot was covetous. True False
True
patriarch
A ruling father of a family clan.
Abraham
Father of a great multitude.
Sarah lived to the age of :
127
How many years did Abraham lived to be?
175
Historians date Abraham around _________ B.C.
2,000
Historians place Abraham's life at approximately ____________- B.C.
2,000
When God told Abraham that He would give him a son by Sarah, Abraham was _______years old and Sarah was ___________ years old.
99 90
covenant
A compact or agreement between persons or parties.
The father of the Hebrew nation was:
Abraham
The first patriarch of Genesis (Chapters 12-25) was ___________.
Abraham
The line of the Redeemer was narrowed to _______ and was continued in his son, ________.
Abraham Isaac
The line of the Redeemer was narrowed to ____________ and was continued in ___________.
Abraham Isaac
The writer of Hebrews says that __________ counted upon the fact that God was able to raise up __________ even from the dead.
Abraham Isaac
God changed Abram's name to ___________, which means father of a great ____________.
Abraham multitude
Abraham's original name was ____________.
Abram
Stephen's address and Abraham's call
Acts, Chapter 7
Situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Ur of the Chaldees was the oldest and most important city of _____________ during the time of Abraham.
Babylonia
Abraham, Sarah, and Lot returned to _________ to the ____________ Abraham had made there.
Bethel altar
The father of Rebekah was ____________.
Bethuel
Ur was in:
Chaldea
Sarai
Contentious.
Select all that apply. What are the names of the twin sons of Isaac?
Esau Jacob
Abraham sent Isaac back to his homeland to get a wife. True False
False
Because of famine in Canaan, God told Abraham to go down to Egypt for provision and protection. True False
False
Pharaoh sent Abraham on his way with his wife, Sarah, but made them leave all of their possessions behind. True False
False
The brother of Rebekah was Bethuel. True False
False
When Pharaoh discovered that Sarah was Abraham's wife, he took back all he had given them and ordered them out of Egypt. True False
False
The Abrahamic covenant was renewed to Isaac in _________.
Genesis 26:1-5
covenant renewed and son promised
Genesis, Chapter 15
covenant renewed with sign and son
Genesis, Chapter 17
Abraham, the first patriarch
Genesis, Chapters 12-25
the biographies of the patriarchs
Genesis, Chapters 12-50
Both Isaac and Christ were named by _____ before they were born.
God
A nephew, Lot, was left in the care of Abraham at the death of Terah in _________.
Haran
Abraham remained in __________ in northwestern Mesopotamia until his father died.
Haran
Abraham's brother Nahor settled in ___________.
Haran
Select all that apply. Abraham's two brothers were _____.
Haran Nahor
What grave error did Abraham commit in Egypt?
He lied about his wife.
Select all that apply. Whose births were predicted and names given before they were born?
Isaac Jesus
The brother of Isaac's bride-to-be was ___________.
Laban
Isaac
Laughter.
The nephew left in the care of Abraham at the death of his father, Haran, was __________.
Lot
Isaac Lesson: Galatians 4:28:
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
archaeologist
One who studies past human life and activities as shown by relics, monuments, and so forth.
God continued to enlighten Abraham by specifying a particular son of promise. True False
True
Abraham was willing to offer his son Isaac to God as a sacrifice. True False
True
Abraham, Sarah, and Lot returned from Egypt to Bethel, to the altar Abraham had made. True False
True