The Bible and Its Influence-Units 2 & 3 Genesis

Fire-and-brimstone speech

any oration that seeks to move people to action through fear or other strong emotions

Esau traded his birthright for a

bowl of soup

Eden

comes from Hebrew meaning "delight"; refers to the Garden of Eden

Christians see Genesis 3 as the narrative of "the fall," as human beings'

fall into sin and suffering

Creation

refers to both the act of bringing something into being and to the thing brought into being

original sin

refers to both to the first humans

According to Genesis, Cain asked God,

"Am I my brother's keeper?"

God gave Abram a new name, Abraham, which means

"Ancestor of a multitude."

In Genesis, each successive act of creation begins with the words

"And God said, 'Let there be...'"

When God called Noah and his family out of the ark. God repeated this command from the first chapter of Genesis:

"Be fruitful and multiply."

sodomy

"Copulation with a member of the same sex or with an animal--from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city of Sodom."

The Qur'an refers many times to _______________ repeating and enlarging upon the details of Genesis.

Abraham

According to Genesis, the original harmony of creation was destroyed because

Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge

The verses in Genesis 9 in which Noah cursed Ham were used by some 19th century Christians to argue that Scripture condoned

African slavery

Jacob dreamed of this when he slept at the place he named Bethel

Angels climbing on a ladder

Joseph grew up in the land of

Canaan

The Biblical term for the ongoing relationship between God and humans, brought into being by God's promise and human response is called a

Covenant

A major theme of the last part of Genesis is

Family and relationships

Cain's murder of his brother Abel is an example of a brother, called

Fratricide

The description of God as seen in Genesis

God is the source of all life

The main theme of the Hebrew Scriptures is

God's relationship with humans

In the account, after each part of creation, God saw that it was

Good

Genesis

Greek origin; can mean "beginning," "origin," or "birth"

Sarai, longing for a child, urged Abram to take a mistress named

Hagar

According to the Bible the first human act of disobedience had all of the following powerful consequences except

Harmony

Abraham's response to God was to

Obey

Monotheist

One who worships only one God.

God's displeasure was believed to have been shown through diseases and other natural misfortunes known as

Plagues

The scripture of Islam is called the

Qur'an

This person was Joseph's mother.

Rachel

This person helped Jacob deceive Isaac to obtain Isaac's blessing

Rebekah

In Genesis, on the seventh day God rested. For Jews and Christians this is the foundation of the

Sabbath

The serpent of the Hebrew Scriptures has over the centuries been associated with the personification of evil known as

Satan

Abraham pleaded with God to save the righteous citizens of

Sodom

Joseph's brothers did this to him.

Sold him into slavery.

A structure found in the account of Joseph is the repeating pattern of

Three sets of dreams

This person received Jacob's birthright.

Ephraim.

Jacob wrestled with the stranger the night before he was to meet

Esau

Esau did this when he received Jacob.

Esau embraced Jacob.

In Hebrew tradition, names have special significance. The term "adam" can mean

Humankind

Birthright is another word for

Inheritance

Muslims consider themselves to be the descendants of

Ishmael

This is the new name the stranger gave Jacob.

Israel

The Christian tradition sees the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son as a foreshadowing of God's sacrifice of

Jesus

According to the first chapter of Genesis, the first thing that was created was

Light

Abraham's nephew who was saved from the destruction of two Canaanite cities.

Lot

According to Genesis, what distinguishes humans from other created things

Man and woman were made in the image of God

The account of the flood and God's promise to protect humanity is an example of God's justice and

Mercy

worldview

a perspective shaped by personal experience as well as by cultural factors

The sign of God's promise to Noah to never again flood the earth was

a rainbow

The primal chaos that was "formless and void" is sometimes referred to as the

abyss

The Tower of Babel account in Genesis 11 is an account of God punishing people's pride by

confusing their language

According to Genesis, God created the universe in ________ days, and on the final one He rested.

six

tithing

voluteering a tenth of one's wealth or income to a religious or charitable organization

The book of Genesis addresses the question that many people have as to the origin of the

world