Vocabulary
What is Gopher Wood?
tree identified as a cypress
What is the serpent?
A snake, the most cunning beast that tempted Eve.
Why did God destroy all living things on Earth?
God saw that mankind had become very wicked, and their minds and hearts were evil.
Why did God confuse the language so men could not understand each other?
God thought that if the people had only one language, nothing would restrain them from doing whatever they conceived.
Who is Seth? - Lesson 2
Adam and Eve's third son.
Who is Noah?
What is the covenant?
God's Promise; a binding agreement
Who and what was admitted onto Noah's Ark?
Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives. Along with two of each living creature (male and female) and some of every kind of food.
What work did Cain do?
Cain grew food "tilled the ground"
What does ex nihilo mean? - Lesson 1
Out of nothing
What is the Great Flood?
A flood that destroyed all living things on Earth
What was the name of the mountain where the Ark come to rest?
Ararat
How long did it rain?
It rained for 40 days and 40 nights.
What promise did God make to man and every living creature on Earth after the flood?
He promised that never again would all flesh be cut off by the waters of flood nor would a flood destroy Earth.
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia/Iraq?
What does the rainbow represent?
A symbol of God's covenant with man
What are Noah's sons names?
Shem, Ham, Japbeth
How long was the Great Flood on upon the Earth?
150 days.
What work did Abel do?
Abel was a shepherd, a keeper of sheep.
What is cherubim? - Lesson 2
An order of angels.
What does the following quote mean:
"Let us make a name for ourselves?
Names are very significant. The people of Babel wanted to establish a reputation for themselves above all names. Only God can have supreme glory, a name above all names.
Where did God confuse the language?
How did Noah know that the water had dried from the Earth?
Noah sent out a dove three times to see if the waters had dried. The first time the dove returned, the second time the dove returned with an olive leaf, the third time the Dove did not return.
How did God make woman?
God put man into a deep sleep, and then he took one of Adam's ribs and made woman.
Why were the people of Babel building a tower?
To reach heaven.