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This patriarch is the first in the line of the chosen family and is promised by God to become the father of many nations.
Who is Abraham?
The name given to Abraham’s descendants, who are chosen to carry out God's promises.
What is the Nation of Israel?
God made a covenant with Abraham in which He promised that Abraham's descendants would be as numerous as the stars. This event is referred to as the "Covenant of the Pieces," where Abraham divided animals in half.
What is the Covenant?
Abraham was originally from this city before God called him to go to the promised land.
What is Ur of the Chaldeans?
God promised to bless Abraham and make his descendants a great nation. This promise is known as the first part of this covenant.
What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
This son of Abraham is the father of the 12 tribes of Israel and the recipient of God's blessing after his father.
Who is Isaac?
This term refers to God's promise to Abraham, which establishes his descendants as a chosen people.
What is the Covenant?
This event occurs when God tests Abraham’s faith by asking him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah, only for God to provide a ram at the last moment.
What is the Binding of Isaac?
This mountain, located in present-day Israel, was the site where Abraham nearly sacrificed his son Isaac.
What is Mount Moriah?
God’s promise to give Abraham and his descendants this land is a key element of the covenant made in Genesis.
What is the Promised Land?
The younger son of Isaac, known for obtaining the birthright and blessing, later named Israel.
Who is Jacob?
This word in the Old Testament refers to a specific act of God where He intervenes in the lives of the patriarchs, leading them to His will.
What is divine revelation?
Jacob wrestles with an angel at this location and is given the name "Israel" after his victory.
What is Peniel?
Jacob had a vision of a ladder reaching to heaven at this location, which he later named Bethel.
What is Luz?
God made this promise to Abraham, declaring that through his descendants, all nations on earth would be blessed.
What is the Promise of Blessing to All Nations?
This son of Jacob is sold into slavery by his brothers but eventually rises to power in Egypt, saving his family from famine.
Who is Joseph?
This term refers to God's pledge to bless and multiply Abraham's descendants and the land they would inherit.
What is the Abrahamic Promise?
In this key event, God reveals Himself to Moses in the burning bush, where He calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
What is the Burning Bush?
The land God promised to Abraham and his descendants is known as this.
What is the Promised Land?
God’s promise to David, ensuring his throne would endure forever, is a precursor to the eternal reign of Jesus Christ, who is from David’s lineage.
What is the Davidic Covenant?
This man is the father of the 12 tribes of Israel and a key figure in the Abrahamic covenant, who is later renamed Israel.
Who is Jacob?
This covenant sign in the Old Testament marked the relationship between God and His people and was a key part of Abraham’s covenant.
What is circumcision?
This event, involving Joseph, sees him rise to power in Egypt and ultimately reunite with his brothers during a famine.
What is the Reunion of Joseph and His Brothers?
This Egyptian city is where Joseph was sold into slavery and later became a ruler.
What is Egypt?
In Revelation 7, God seals 144,000 people from the tribes of Israel, fulfilling His promise to preserve a faithful remnant of His chosen people.
What is the Promise of Preservation and Salvation?