The Big Story
Name one type of writing in the Bible besides stories.
Songs, poems, sermons, laws, letters, or lists.
What is the name of the list in Genesis 10?
The Table of Nations.
What were the names of Noah’s three sons?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
What did the people decide to build in Genesis 11?
A tower
What happened to the people after their language was confused?
They were scattered.
What section of the Bible do people often skip because it seems boring?
Lists.
Which major event happened before Genesis 10?
The Flood.
After the Flood, all nations came from whose sons?
Noah’s sons.
What did the people want to make for themselves?
A name.
What attitude did the people have when building the tower?
Pride.
Who is the first list in the bible about?
Noah's three son, Shem, Ham, Jafeth and their kids.
How many clans and tribes came from Noah?
70.
Who was the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth?
Noah.
How many languages did the people speak before Babel?
One language.
Did God approve of their prideful plan?
No.
According to those the list, who belongs to God?
Everyone everywhere.
The Table of Nations shows that all people belong to whom?
God.
Through whose family did God repopulate the earth?
Noah’s family.
What did God do to their language?
He confused it.
What plan did the people have to stop?
Building the tower.
What is the biggest story in the bible about?
A big God who wants everyone everywhere to know Him.
What does the word “table” mean in Table of Nations?
A list or records (Like a family tree)
The 70 nations in Genesis 10 came from which three brothers?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
What was the city called after God confused their language?
Babel.
Even after Babel, what plan did God continue?
His plan to reach the nations.