Abraham

Both cowards and heroes become frightened. The difference is that cowards give in to their fear, but heroes overcome their _________________.

Fears

Genesis 18:16-33 shows the closeness of Abraham and God's relationship at this point. Abraham nego- tiates with God almost as if they were ___________________________________.

Friends

After the battles, Abram is shown great respect by the kings who wish to reward him. Genesis 14:21-24 shows that Abram has a great sense of __________________________.

Heroism

These stories enhance the image of Abraham. He is seen as a chosen man of God, destined to be a found- ing father, the first patriarch of God's people who will be part of God's plan to save the __________________.

People

Abraham's wife's name will also change because she will bear a son at her advanced age. Her name will now be _______________________. (Gn 17:5)

Sarah

Abram's wife is named _______________________. (Gn 12:5)

Sarai

Who also is traveling with Abram at this time? ____________________________________ (Gn 12:4-5)

Sarai, Lot, their possessions, and some people from Haran

When it was dark, God showed that he agreed to the covenant when he passed between the split animals in the form of _____________________________. (Gn 15:17)

Smoking fire pot and flaming torch

One of the promises made to Abram was that his descendants would be as numerous as the ____________.

Stars and sand

Abram's father brought his family to Haran (modern day Syria) and it was there that he died. Abram's father was named ______________________. (Gn 11:31)

Terah

Abram was originally from the city of ______________. (Gn 11:28)

Ur

According to Genesis 12:1 there is a difference between the nomadic wanderings of Abram and other nomadic tribes. Abram moved about because God ______________________________________.

Was going to give land to Abraham where he should live

We cannot justify what Abram did, but we can take heart from the fact that even the great heroes of the Bible had their faults. They were not perfect, but just as they were able to overcome their faults to achieve great things with God's help, so can ___________.

We

Isaac gets his name from what incident? ______________________________________________________ (Gn 18:11-14)

When the angel appeared to Sarah and told her she would have a child, she laughed.

After that time, God commanded Abram to go to the land of ___________________________. (Gn 12:5)

Wonder

Both parties sign at the bottom to signify their agreement to the terms in the contract. We can do this today because most people can read and ___________________________.

Write

According to Genesis 12:10 one of the reasons for migration in those days was _____________________.

Famine

In Genesis 15, God instructs Abram to obtain five things: A. a three year old ________________________ B. a three year old _____________________________ C. a three year old ________________________ D. a turtle dove and a ___________________________

A. A heifer B. Female goat C. Ram D. Young pigeon

When Abram first encounters God, the Lord made a threefold promise: A. In Genesis 12:2 God promises Abram ____________________________. B. In Genesis 12:3 God promises Abram that he would be a blessing for _________________________. C. In Genesis 12:7 God promises Abram _________________________________.

A. That his name will be known B. All families C. Land

The overall structure for the book of Genesis is as follows: A. Genesis 1:1 to 11:26 is called _______________________________. B. Genesis 11:27 to 25:18 deals with the man named __________________________. C. Genesis 25:19 to 36:43 deals with the two men named __________________ and ________________. D. Genesis 37:1 to 50:26 centers around the man named ____________________________.

A. The creation B. Terah C. Esau and Jacob D. Joseph

In Abram's time, if your life took a new turn or saw a dramatic change, often your name would be changed. After his encounter with God, Abram's life will dramatically change since he will become the father of many nations, so his name is changed to ____________________. (Gn 17:5)

Abraham

These first chapters about Abram begin to paint a picture of this man. When God told him to go to Canaan, even though he did not know what was ahead, Abram went. This shows the quality of _____________________________.

Bravery

In fact, the people of Sodom not only offer no aid or help to the travelers, but they also threatened them with bodily harm, and for these sins God _____________________________________. (Gn 19:24)

Burned sodom

According to archeological discoveries, there was a great migration north along the Euphrates River about 1900 B.C.E. after Ur was destroyed. This might possibly be the date for the migration of ____________________.

Canaan

When Lot was later captured by warring kings in Genesis 14:8-16, Abram staged a daring rescue and freed Lot and all his family, displaying Abram's courage and ______________________ to his family members.

Care

That would prove almost impossible since at this time, Abram and his wife have no ____________________.

Children

In our society today, when people wish to agree to something they draw up a _____________________________.

Contract

In Genesis 15 God seals these promises with Abram by establishing an agreement or ______________________. (Gn 15:18)

Covenant

Starting in Genesis 11:27, the story of Abram is given. He is considered to be one of the patriarchs of the Jewish faith. Another name for a patriarch is a ____________________________.

Descendants

11. List other places you know of in the Bible where the authors used this literary device to show the presence of God.

Dove Jesus Wind Fire

The book of Genesis begins the story of God's relationship with the Hebrew people and also sets the stage for the second book of the Torah which is ______________________.

Exodus

When in Genesis 13:5-13 it became apparent to Abram and Lot that they would have to separate because they both had too much livestock and finding food was becoming difficult, Abram allowed Lot to choose the land he wanted even though, as head of the family, Abram should have picked first. This showed Abram's quality of _______________________________.

Fairness and love

In our country, who would be some of the founding fathers? __________________________________________________________

George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

The name for such an appearance of God in visible form is theophany. Sometimes this appearance is in the form of fire, or wind, perhaps thunder, but it always signifies the presence of ______________.

God

At this time, it was not uncommon for a man to have more than one wife since the need to bear children was so great because of high infant mortality, disease, and sickness. Abraham's other wife was named ____________________________. (Gn 16:1-2)

Hagar

Of the two sons born to Abraham, which would be the carrier of the covenant and second patriarch? _________________________ (Gn 17:21)

Isaac

What did Abram do with these animals? (Gn 15:10) __________________________________________ This signified to the ancients that they were willing to suffer the same fate if they broke the covenant.

Killed them Split them in two

When Abram arrived in Canaan, God promised him ______________________. (Gn 12:7)

Land

Read Genesis 19:1-29. Abraham is concerned about these two cities because one of his relatives lives there. Who is it? _________________

Lot

This son, Isaac, gets his name from the Hebrew word meaning ________________________. (Gn 21:6)

Loved

Nevertheless, God insists in Genesis 15:4 that Abram's heir would be his very own ____________________

Offspring

We will now focus on the man who is known as the first Hebrew and is probably the first historical person in the ________________________.

Old Testament

This is a turning point in the Genesis story. Since the story of the fall of man, the Genesis account was pessimistic. Now it is changing to an attitude of ________________________________.

Optimism

The covenant is a free gift from God. Notice that God makes all the promises. Abram cannot promise anything to equal God's gift, so he can only pledge his ______________________. (Gn 15:6)

Own son

Abram was not without his faults, but he constantly tried to discover God's way and to live it. He is truly a noble person and worthy to be the Jewish faith's first ________________________.

Patriarch or founding father

In Abram's time, however, this was not the case, so people had to use elaborate rituals or gestures to ratify ____________________________.

The covenant

In Genesis 12:10-20 Abram tells a lie, likely motivated by _______________________.

The devil

The people of Sodom have violated the strict desert code of hospitality extended to all travelers in the time of Abraham. Compare their actions to Abraham's in Genesis 18:3-8 and Lot's actions in Genesis 19:1-3. What do Abraham and Lot do that the people of Sodom do not?

They welcome everyone into their home and treat everyone with love