People of the Promise
The first of the patriarchs, called out from the land of his people, and named the "father of many nations."
Who is Abraham?
Joseph rightly declared that the interpretations of dreams come from this source, not from himself.
Who is God?
What are the stars in the sky?
God tested Abraham's faith by asking this of him.
What is to sacrifice his only son, Isaac?
She was Abraham's wife and the mother of Isaac.
Who is Sarah (formerly known as Sarai)?
He was Abraham's son, the child of the promise.
Who is Isaac?
At Bethel, Jacob dreamed this. In the Gospel according to St. John, this is connected to the Son of man, Jesus.
What is "a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven."
God's promise to Abraham that all families of the earth would be blessed through him was fulfilled through this.
What is the person and work of Jesus Christ?
Jacob fled from his home to Haran for fear of this threat.
What is Esau killing him?
Joseph received this gift from his father, increasing the jealousy and hatred of his brothers.
What is a coat of many colors?
This relative of Abraham traveled with him but chose to live near Sodom.
Who is Lot?
These symbols in Joseph's dreams indicated that his brothers and parents would bow down to him.
What are the stars, sun and moon and sheaves of grain?
The promise given to Abraham was repeated to these two of his descendants.
Who are Isaac and Jacob?
Referred to as a "wild donkey of a man", after his mother, Hagar, was treated roughly by Sarah, he was taken out into the wilderness and almost died.
Who is Ishmael?
These two brothers struggled in the womb and after.
Who are Jacob and Esau?
This man wrestled with the Angel of the Lord by the ford of Jabbok.
Who is Jacob?
In Pharoah's dreams that signified the coming years of plenty then famine, these two sets of seven plump things were eaten by emaciated and blighted versions of themselves.
What are cows and ears of corn?
Along with descendants and blessing to all nations, Abraham was also promised this land.
What is Canaan, the Promised Land?
Jacob worked for a total of 14 years to marry two daughters of this man.
Who is Laban?
This man, also called the King of Salem, came out to bless Abram after he defeated the Kings of the East. According to the Book of Hebrews, "he has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever."
Who is Melchizedek?
When God made His covenant with Abraham, He appeared as this between the sacrificed animals.
What is a "smoking fire pot and a flaming torch."
What three visitors explained to Abraham and Sarah when the promise of children would be fulfilled in their old age?
Who are three Angels, one of them the Angel of the Lord?
Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery. Despite their intention for evil, God meant it for this.
What is "good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive"
What is the smell of a field that the LORD blessed?