bible
What book in the bible came along first
Genesis
What is Cosmology?
The study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe, which in Genesis is presented through a divine six-day creation narrative.
Who is Adam?
Formed from the dust of the ground, he was the very first human created by God.
What was the special honor, typically belonging to the firstborn son, gave him a double portion of the family inheritance and leadership of the clan?
Birthright
What was the name of the Promised Land that God swore to give to Abraham and his descendants?
Canaan
What is the firmament?
This vast, solid dome was created on the second day to separate the waters above the earth from the waters below.
What is dominion?
In Genesis 1:26, God granted humanity this type of authority and stewardship over the fish, birds, and all living creatures.
Who is Eve?
Created from one of Adam's ribs, she was the first woman and the mother of all the living.
What is the Torah?
This Hebrew word translates to "law" or "instruction" and refers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, beginning with Genesis.
What was the mountain range where Noah's Ark finally came to rest as the floodwaters began to recede.
Mt. Ararat
What is monotheism?
Genesis fundamentally shifted ancient Near Eastern worldview by introducing this religious belief in only one supreme God.
What is Yahweh?
This is the sacred, personal Hebrew name for God, often translated as "LORD" in English Bibles, heavily featured starting in Genesis 2.
Who is Noah?
Described as a righteous man blameless among his people, he built a massive wooden ark to survive the great flood.
What was the structure humanity attempted to build to reach the heavens, prompting God to confuse their languages and scatter them across the earth.
Tower of Babel
What was the place Abraham, Sarah, and eventually all of Jacob's family migrated to this North African nation to escape severe famines in Canaan?
Egypt
What did God command Noah to build?
Ark
What is original sin?
This theological concept describes humanity's fallen state and inherited inclination toward evil, resulting from the eating of the forbidden fruit
Who is Abraham?
Originally named Abram, he is considered the patriarch of Israel who left his homeland in faith after receiving God's promise to make him a great nation.
What is an altar?
Noah built the first recorded one of these structures for worship after leaving the ark, and Abraham later built them wherever he pitched his tent.
What are Sodom and Gomorrah?
These two wicked cities near the Plain of Jordan were utterly destroyed by God with rain of brimstone and fire.
What is Ur?
Abraham originally lived in this ancient Mesopotamian city, located in the land of the Chaldeans, before God called him to leave his homeland.
What is a cubit?
God commanded Noah to build the ark using this ancient unit of measurement, based on the length of a forearm from the elbow to the fingertips.
Who is Ishmael
He was Abraham’s firstborn son, conceived through Sarah's Egyptian handmaid, Hagar.
What is a sacrifice?
Abel offered the firstlings of his flock, establishing this ritual act of offering a gift to God.
Where did God command Abraham to travel to this mountainous region to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering?
Mt. Moriah