OT Survey, Abraham through Joseph, Test
Ur was located in
Chaldea
in place of Joseph and Levi, Joseph's two sons, are usually listed among the twelve tribes of Israel
- Ephraim - Manasseh
Joseph interpreted dreams for
- Pharaoh - Pharaoh's cupbearer - Pharaoh's baker
When Isaac was promised Abraham and Sarah were
100 years (Abraham) and 90 years (Sarah)
Joseph lived
110 years
Historians place Abraham's life at approximately
2000 BC
Genesis 35:9-15
God's second appearance to Jacob at Bethel
Isaac's wife was from
Haran
On the first night of his journey away from home
Jacob heard God speak to him in a dream at Bethel
Genesis 12:3
a Messianic promise to Abraham
Genesis 49:10
a prophetic message to Judah
Genesis Chapter 26:1-5
covenant renewed with Isaac
Genesis Chapter 17
covenant sign given and son specified
After his death in Egypt, Joseph's body remained there
for about 400 years
God's call to Abraham
happened in Ur
By way of a dream and Joseph's interpretation, God promised Pharaoh
seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine
By selling his birthright to Jacob for something to eat, Esau sacrificed
something of permanent value for something of immediate value
Potiphar perceived that
the Lord was with Joseph
Probably because of the death of his mother, Rachel, Joseph became
the special object of his father's love and favor
All of Jacob's children were born to him in Haran excep
Benjamin