In the covenant after the Flood, God uses this as a sign of the covenant.
What is God's bow/a rainbow?
Abraham almost sacrificed this child because God was testing him.
Who is Isaac?
Isaac is a biblical type of this other beloved son.
Who is Jesus?
This is the identity of the three people who Abraham and Sarah welcome as guests.
Who is God and two angels?
The Primeval History covers stories of the very early world, such as Noah's Ark and the story of this original couple.
Who are Adam and Eve?
Besides many descendants and blessings, God makes this promise to Abraham.
What is land?
This enslaved woman gave birth to Abraham's son, Ishmael.
Who is Hagar?
Biblical typology helps us better understand figures from the New Testament by looking at characters, things, and events from this part of the Bible.
What is the Old Testament?
The event depicted above lasted this long.
What is forty days and forty nights?
These are the two main parts of the Bible.
What are the Old Testament and the New Testament?
This is Sarah's name before Abraham's covenant with God.
What is Sarai?
This is Sarah's response when she hears God telling Abraham that she will bear a son.
What is laughter?
Because Eve is a type for this New Testament figure, she is sometimes called "the New Eve."
Who is Mary?
The Old Testament event depicted here prefigures this New Testament event.
What is the crucifixion of Jesus?
The stories of Noah and Abraham are found in this book of the Bible.
What is Genesis?
Besides God, this is the other party in the covenant after the Flood.
What is every living creature?
This is sacrificed instead of Isaac on Mount Moriah.
What is a ram?
Melchizedek's offering of bread and wine to God Most High foreshadows this New Testament event.
What is Jesus instituting the Eucharist at the Last Supper?
The hand grabbing Abraham's wrist belongs to this being.
Who is the angel of the LORD?
Abraham is a model of this when he hears God's call and trusts in God's promises.
What is faith?
This is the sign of the covenant made with Abraham.
What is circumcision?
Isaac carries this up Mount Moriah.
What is wood for the sacrifice?
In addition to king, this role of Melchizedek is understood in Christian theology to also be held by Jesus.
What is priest?
These two people walking away have been dismissed from Abraham's household.
Who are Hagar and Ishmael?
These stories recount the lives of the great fathers and mothers of the Israelites, such as Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob, Leah, and Rachel.
What are the Patriarchal/Matriarchal Narratives?