Creation & Cosmos
This first book of the Bible details the creation of the universe and early human history.
What is Genesis?
He was the very first human created from the dust of the ground in the Garden of Eden.
What is Adam?
This righteous man was commanded by God to build a massive ark to survive a global flood.
What is Noah?
A solemn, binding agreement or contract established between God and his chosen people.
What is a Covenant?
The special privileges and double inheritance rights belonging to the firstborn son in ancient times.
What is a Birthright?
This term refers to an understanding or theory of the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe.
What is Cosmology?
Created from Adam's rib, she became the first woman and the mother of all living things.
What is Eve?
Humanity attempted to build this massive structure to reach heaven, leading God to confuse their languages.
What is the Tower of Babel?
Known as the father of many nations, he left his homeland out of faith in God's promise.
What is Abraham?
He foolishly traded away his birthright to his twin brother for a simple bowl of red stew.
What is Esau?
According to Genesis, this solid dome or expanse separated the waters above from the waters below.
What is the Firmament?
This is the personal, sacred name of God revealed to the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible.
What is Yahweh?
This volcanic mountain range is the traditional resting place where Noah's Ark came to ground.
What is Mt. Ararat?
Abraham's firstborn son through the handmaid Hagar, traditional ancestor of the Arab peoples.
What is Ishmael?
The unloved older sister who became Jacob's first wife through a deceptive trick by her father.
What is Leah?
Humanity was granted this authority or rule over the fish, birds, and all living things on Earth.
What is Dominion?
The Christian doctrine regarding the inherited flaw and state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.
What is Original Sin?
This ancient Mesopotamian city was the original birthplace and home of the patriarch Abraham.
What is Ur?
The miraculous son of Abraham and Sarah who was almost offered up as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah.
What is Isaac?
He wrestled with an angel all night and had his name changed to reflect his struggle with God.
What is Jacob?
The belief in and worship of only one single, supreme deity
What is Monotheism?
This ancient unit of measurement, based on forearm length, was used to build Noah's Ark.
What is a Cubit?
This promised land was later inherited by Abraham's descendants after they left Mesopotamia.
What is Canaan?
This strategic wife of Isaac helped secure the family blessing for her younger son.
What is Rebekah?
This hyphenated dual identity represents the patriarch who fathered the twelve tribes of the chosen nation.
What is Jacob/Israel?