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The very first word God utters in Genesis
What is 'Let'?
The first monotheist, according to three religions
Who is Abraham?
Famously commanded to be written on the doorposts and tied to the wrists, it is also called "the Greatest Commandment" by Jews and Christians alike.
What is "the Shema"?
The principal divisions of the Bible
What are the Old and New Testaments?
The teaching authority of the Church to authentically interpret Scripture and uphold Tradition
In the second Creation Narrative, Man is created on this day
What is the first day?
This redhead sold his birthright for a bowl of soup
Who is Esau?
This commandment forbids the breaking of vows and oaths.
What is the Second Commandment?
These three languages constitute the original languages of the Bible
What are Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic?
According to tradition, the tablets of the Law were written on this kind of stone?
What is lapis lazuli?
This thing is the first thing God says is "not Good"
What is being alone?
Commanded by God to scatter, this structure was a symbol of pride and an abuse of freedom, resulting in many languages
What is the Tower of Babel?
The Second Commandment led to extreme respect for the name of God, the pronunciation of which was lost and replaced by this four-consonant grouping.
What is the Tetragrammaton?
This famous Latin translation was produced by St. Jerome and has been the "official" translation of the Catholic church for hundreds of years.
What is the Vulgate?
The first man to cultivate grapes
Who is Noah?
This orchard thievery symbolizes the abuse of this supreme gift of God
What is freedom?
The third son of Adam and Eve, who "replaced" Abel.
Who is Seth?
The First Commandment forbids idolatry, but also commands us to organized our lives according to these virtues that have God as their direct object.
What are the Theological Virtues?
This book of the Bible is commonly split into two books.
What is the Book of Jeremiah?
Famously given a nose ring before being presented to her future husband by his father's servant.
Who is Rebekah?
Genesis is best understood as this literary genre, not literally as history or as biology.
What is mythos?
This favorite son of Israel saved his brothers, who famously sold him into slavery
Who is Joseph?
According to the Church, in order for a sacrament to take place, these three things must be present and correct.
What are matter, form, and minister?
This is a group of texts that a community believes is an authentic part of scripture.
What is a canon?
The ancestor of Arab or Bedouin peoples
Who is Ishmael?