Religion, Chapter 6, The Patriarchs

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Isaac

All God's promises were to be fulfilled through who, & therefore needed to be protected?

wives

All of Jacob's sons are named by his ________.

1. A robe with long sleeves 2. A full length tunic 3. A coat of many colors

Describe Joseph's new coat:

grudge (The brothers reconcile and part on good terms.)

Esau had overcome his _________ & was delighted to see Jacob.

pray

Fear leads Jacob to do what?

marriage

God Reaffirms the sanctity of ____________ in Rachel and Leah's bitter irony.

The famine which has spread throughout the known world has Jacob sending his sons to Egypt to buy grain. They must go through the prime minister Zaphenathpaneah (Joseph) & he recognizes his brothers; they do not recognize him though.

How do Joseph's brothers see him again?

Abraham

In the dream, God renews the covenant He had made with _______________.

wife; Canaanite

Isaac blesses Jacob & sends him off, telling him to find a ________ there. They do not want him to marry a _______________ woman. Esau had already married 2 of them, & they were making life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.

Esau

Isaac loved _______ because he was a skillful hunter / man of the field.

Rebekah

It is love at first sight when Isaac and _______________ meet .

Esau

Jacob "supplants" who, that in turn is furious, & vows to kill Jacob?

spotted sheep and goats

Jacob agrees to stay in exchange for what 2 things?

Beth - el; "House of God"

Jacob awakes and names the place where he had the dream _____-___, which means ________ ___ _____.

By selectively breeding the animals & resilting in a spotted flock

Jacob comes out ahead & grows rich by doing what?

His brother Esau

Jacob escapes Laban but now must deal w what problem of his past?

Coat

Jacob gives Joseph an expensive new ________ that makes his brothers extremely jealous.

Canaan

Jacob has a vision in a dream where an angel delivers the message that God is responsible for his prosperity & he is to go back to ___________.

A strange man visits his tent & they wrestle/struggle all night, but neither win. In morning, the stranger is revealed as an angel.

Jacob has what vision while he sleeps?

older; Rachel

Jacob is tricked by his uncle Laban to marry his _________ daughter, but marries ________ a week later for the agreement of another seven years.

celebration

Jacob later meets up w Laban and there is a ______________.

Rachel

Jacob meets _________ at the well, who is Laban's younger daughter (Rebekah's niece), & he falls in love w her.

army

Jacob receives word that Esau is coming to meet him w a what?

Esau

Jacob sends the best of his flocks w his servants as a gift for _______, then sends his family out of harm's way, spending the night alone.

A month

Jacob spends how long w Laban tending his flocks, which he offers to pay him for?

7

Jacob wants Rache, & as is common for a groom to pay lands or money for his wife & Jacob has nothing, he agrees to work _________ years years to marry her.

12 tribes of Israel

Jacobs 12 sons are the ancestors of who?

Asher , Benjamin , Dan , Gad , Issachar , Joseph , Judah , Levi , Naphtali , Reuben , Simeon , and Zebulun

Jacobs 12 sons:

Esau

the first born, named so bc it is similar to the Hebrew word for "red"

famine; grain

Joseph interprets his dreams and predicts a coming ____________. Egypt stores enough _________ during time of plenty to survive, & this action indebts Egypt to him and leads to his promotion.

Joseph

Rachel finally conceives and bears a son named:

her maid

Rachel gives who to Jacob to bear sons for her, sons Dan and Naphthali?

Laban

Rebekah and Isaac send Jacob to live with which Uncle?

Jacob

Rebekah and Jacob plot for the inheritance for who?

Jacob

Rebekah loved _________, who tricks Esau into selling him his birthrite.

land , a dynasty , and a universal blessing through his descendants

The dream reminds of the same promises:

Jacob

The second born, named so bc it means "he takes by the heel", & he supplants (or overthrows)

Rebekah

The servant has encountered whom?

Abraham's

The servant tells Laban of __________________'s successes

Isaac's

They take advantage of whose blindness so he'd give the blessing to Jacob, not Esau, bc blessing's could not be retracted?

No, he marries Leah.

After working the 7 years, does Jacob marry Rachel?

Canaanite

Abraham did not want Isaac to marry a _________________ woman.

Canaan

Abraham had settled permanently in ___________; he was a foreigner there.

Mesopotamia

Abraham sends his servant back to _______________ to search for a wife for Isaac.

He finally reassures them this was all in God's plan A STORY OF MERCY AND FORGIVENESS

Joseph tricks his brothers, & makes them think they are in trouble. He reveals himself as their brother (they are even more afraid) As the 2nd most powerful man in the world , he could have them killed. But what does he do instead?

Reuben; Egypt

Joseph's brothers plot to kill him in the field & throw him in a pit, but his eldest brother _________ convinces his brothers not to bring the guilt of bloodshed on their hands, telling them to just throw him in. (He plans to come and help him later) When he leaves, the brothers sell him to a slave caravan passing by. Jacob believes his son is dead, but Joseph has ended up as a slave where?

12

Josephs sons Ephraim and Manasseh do receive land, keeping the # at _____.

Jacob

Laban comes up again later with _________.

leave

Laban doesn't want Jacob to _________ after the seven years.

Lord

Laban has no objection and says "The thing comes from the ________!"

Reuben , Simeon, Levi , & Judah

Leah bears him four sons:

Issachar & Zebulun

Leah bears two more sons named?

her maid

Leah had no children for a time so she also gives who to Jacob to bear sons, sons Gad and Asher?

wells

Many important women of the bible we meet at sites of __________.

idolatry, or polygamy

Name a danger of Abraham and his people moving to Canaan:

gods

Natives worshiped other _______ ( different customs ).

In the first one, the sheaves of wheat that are harvested by his brothers bow down to Joseph's sheaf (his brothers would serve him, meaning his whole family would serve him. In the second one, the sun, moon, and 11 stars bowed down to Joseph (Jacob tells him to keep his dreams to himself)

What 2 dreams does Joseph have that further his brother's' resentment?

Polygamy

What always leads to jealousy and pain? (think Sarah & Hagar)

The ladder to heaven

What does Jacob dream of?

the prime minister to the Pharaoh

What does Joseph become after serving as a slave in Egypt?

being created anew (God renews his promise to Jacob)

What does receiving a new name mean?

Jacob loves Rachel

What is Leah's pain?

She cannot bear children

What is Rachel's pain from? (Jacob loves her unconditionally anyway)

Laban

When Nahor has died, who must approve the possibility of this marriage?

Levi and Joseph

When the promised land is divided into 12 areas, which 2 sons do not receive land?

a well

Where does he encounter the servant , while waiting for the woman to offer him water for himself and his camels?

Women

Who did the work of filling water jugs and carrying them back?

Jacob

Who gets a "taste of his own medicine" as being a deceived?

Rebekah

Who has much difficulty getting pregnant (childless for years), but then finally conceives twins?

servant

Who prays that God will guide him in finding the right woman for Isaac?

Joseph

Who was Jacob's favorite son bc he was the eldest son of his favorite wife Rachel?

Esau

Who was big & burly, and didn't have much concern for the future, only the present?

Benjamin; 12

Who was born years later to Rachel? Giving them how many sons in all?

Jacob

Who was quiet, & spent much of his time thinking?

There was no running water, & it needed to be pumped/collected by all.

Why is the well the natural gathering place of those times?

Esau and Jacob

_________ and _________ are born in a struggle.

Nahor

_________ is Abraham's brother

Laban

__________ is Rebekah's brother ( and Nahor's grandson ).

Rebekah

______________ is Nahor's granddaughter & Abraham's great niece.


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