Genesises
In the Beginning ...
... There was ____ & there was _____.
Light & Dark
The True-Jew (from the Torah) First Family consisted of ...
Dad, Mom, Son I & Son II
Gimme' Their Names
Adam, Eve, Cain & Abel
She was 100 years old when I gave birth to my child
Sarah
Adam named his Wife! Yup! Sorry, ladies.
He named her Eve, which in Hebrew means ...
(Evie, are you here today?)
Life
Symbolism:
White=
Black=
Green=
Good
Bad
Life
Rest, Reset, Sit, Seven, Holy
Are all the SAME WORD in Hebrew.
That word is ______
שָׁבָּת/Shabbat
Surfs up dude!
Surf of your heel, bruh'
Who 'surfed' his brother's heel - as I exclaimed - as they were both born, Twins!
Jacob
We did not discuss so use your Noodle!
Eliezer was related to Abraham. Sarah had died and was buried in the Cave of Machpelah (it's in Israel). Abraham sent Eliezer to find a Wife for his son, Isaac. Isaac found That Woman! We are told he found her because of an act of Kindness but this kindness was NOT TOWARDS HIM but TOWARDS HIS ANIMALS. What Kindness might Eliezer have perceived her towards his animals that would have been so Great?
She offered the camels water from the well
The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was ...
Options:
Date, Fig, Apple
Note about The Apple: Oldest Known Fruit, Dates back to Turkey/N. Mediterranean
What A Laugh!
Who Am/Was I?
That's all you get!
Isaac
I moved to Egypt with about 70 people. When my descendents left - after about 500 years - they were close to 50,000 people
Joseph with Jacob [and family]
[Sung] 'Jacob! Jacob and Sons!' .... but the song never mentions his Daughter. What was her name?
Dinah
G-d told me 'take you son to the mountain, bind his hands and arms and legs and send you son to your G-d in heaven'
Who am I?
Abraham
NOT STUDIED YET
A Bush-on-Fire spoke to me and did not respond with words! I removed some of my clothing. What item(s)?
Shoes/Sandals
A Fun One Which We DID NOT Discuss, But Let's See Who Can Work Out A Good Answer:
- It is said that Noah was 600 years old as he and his family boarded the Ark.
Be a Rabbi! Give a Good Reason for the Torah to state that he was a man of 600 years.
--- interpretive ---
Noah, it is said, immediately got drunk upon exiting the ark. Ok, that is a little unusual but the world just ended - again - and Noah and his family survived, quite literally by the Grace of G-d.
But - remember Genesis means beginning - what Genesis did he actually, probably need to accomplish, after getting off the ark but before getting drunk?
Plant the vineyard
His name means Red
He is associated with Darker Skin
He was hairy
Esau
I know you and .. you are .. wait, I do not understand you anymore' ... blah blah blah
What story from Genesis does this represent?
Tower of Babbel
Adam & Eve
Humans were created to Do What?
~ This is Hard! ~
Tend to the Earth
One may not see G-d. One may not touch G-d. And, yet, this dude 'Wrestled with G-d' and he only had a limp on one leg.
Jacob
Alert! Very Tough Question!
Abraham had Slave Women (called concubines). He had a son with one of them. That woman's name was Hagar. Her son was named ______.
When Sarah became pregnant (She was old!), she became incredibly jealous and dismissed Hagar and her now-teenage son. They were 'Cast Out' of the home to wander the desert.
What was the son's name?
Ishmael
Bonus: What religion do we believe HE may have started?
I am the Rising and the Setting Sun!
I am the G-d of G-d's of the Land!
I am the One King over The Nile!
... daughter... this is NOT my SON!
Who is this child and what is his name?
Israelite Baby Boy
'I have named him Moses' - Princess/Daughter of Pharaoh.
The Flood [of Noah's Ark] was not 40 Days and 40 Nights long. It was much more! How many Total Days were the Flood-Waters on Earth?
150 Days
Let's See Who Was Paying Attention!
- How many of each animal did Moses take on to the ark?
Okay, who fell for it!?
- Now, how many of each animal did Noah take on the ark?
My Titles Were:
Slave, Prisoner, Dream-Teller, 2nd In Command, Director of Food Preservation
Joseph