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