Abram Finds a New Home
Why did Lot choose to live in the plain of Jordan?
It was well watered.
What did Abram do when he heard of Lot's capture?
He went to rescue Lot.
Which two cities were very wicked?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Who did Jacob meet at the well?
Rachel.
Why was Jacob afraid of Esau?
Why did Abram and Lot separate?
The herdsmen quarreled about water and pasture.
When the king of Sodom and his allies fled, what happened to many of the men?
Many fell in slimepits while others fled to the mountain.
Who were given to escape the city before it was destroyed?
Lot, his wife and two daughters.
What was the total number of year Jacob worked for Rachel?
14 years.
What happened when Jacob was alone on one side of the brook Jabbok?
He wrestled with an angel of God. (God himself)
Why did Abram and Sarai go to Egypt for a while?
There was a famine in the land.
Who came to bless Abram, and who was he?
Melchizedek; He was the king of Salem and a priest of God.
What did God tell Abraham to do with Isaac?
God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.
After working for Laban 14 years, what was the new wage or pay Laban gave Jacob?
Animals.
Why did Jacob refuse to travel with Esau?
Jacob wanted to travel slowly for his children and cattle.
Why did Abram tell Pharaoh that Sarai was his sister?
He feared that Pharaoh would want Sarai for his wife and that Abram would be killed.
What did Abram give Melchizedek?
A tenth part of all the spoil.
Why did Abram obey God so willingly to offer Isaac?
Abraham loved God and wanted to obey him.
What are two reasons why Jacob left Laban secretly?
Laban and his sons were jealous, Jacob was tired of being deceived by Laban, and God told him in a dream to go back to Canaan.
How did Jacob show his humility when he met Esau?
He bowed to the earth 7 times.
Why did God call Abram to move from Haran?
God would make a great and separate nation of his seed. All the fruit of the land would be blessed through Abram.
Why did Abram give up the goods he had taken from the enemy?
Abram did not want the king of Sodom to be able to say that he made Abram rich.
What happened to Jacob at Bethel on his way to Padan-Aram?
Jacob dreamed and saw and ladder with angels descending and ascending. God renewed the covenant with Jacob that he had first made with Abraham.
What two names did Jacob give where he set up the stone for a pillar after leaving Laban?
Galeed and Mizpah.
What was the new name given to Jacob and what does it mean?
Israel; as a prince he had power with God and with men, and had prevailed.