Genesis 12-15
Abram and Sarai traveled to Egypt to escape what?
A Famine
How old was Abraham when he Isaac was born?
100 years old.
The binding of Isaac foreshadows this event
The crucifixion of Jesus
The name of Jacob's favorite wife
Rachel
The name of Rebekah's favorite son
Jacob
What is the name of the child born to Hagar and Abram?
Double points if you can tell me what it means.
Ishmael (God hears)
Ishmael laughing or making fun of Isaac
Sarah's age when she died
127 years
This is a symbol of life and God's presence in the Bible.
Hint: Jacob met Rachel at this location
What does Israel mean?
Wrestles with God
That God uses unlikely people to be a part of His plan of redemption.
Abraham and Sarah's original names
Abram and Sarai
Who buried Abraham?
Isaac and Ishmael
Jacob worked this many years for Rachel's hand in marriage
14 years in total
What does God change Jacob's name to?
Israel
The name Hagar gives to God AND its meaning:
El Roi = The God who Sees
Abimelech
What we learn about God of the Bible in "the binding of Isaac."
God is not like the other so called gods who required child sacrifice.
The number of children Jacob had with his 4 wives thus far.
12: 11 sons, 1 daughter
What Jacob/Israel compares seeing Esau to
Seeing the face of God
The promise God gave Abraham
I will bless you, and make your name great and you will be a blessing. All the earth will be blessed. OR Your descendants will be as numerous as the stars and the grains of sand.
The meaning of Isaac's name
He laughs
The meaning of Jacob's name
Deceiver
Esau traded his birthright for this
Lentil soup
What does God touch and put out of joint in Jacob after their wrestling match?
His hip socket