In the Beginning (creation week)
On this day of creation, God separated the waters above from the waters below by making the sky
What is day 2?
Noah had to build the ark because the flood was going to cover this much of the earth
What is all of it (the whole earth)?
God called Abram to leave this city in Mesopotamia, which was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world
What is Ur (of the Chaldeans)?
Joseph's brothers were so jealous of him partly because their father gave him this special gift
What is a coat of many colors (or an ornate robe)?
The very first plague turned the water of this famous river into blood
What is the Nile?
These two "great lights" were created on Day 4, along with the stars
What are the sun and the moon?
The flood began in this year of Noah's very long life, according to Genesis 7:11
What is his 600th year?
God made a covenant with Abram and changed his name to this, meaning "father of many nations"
What is Abraham?
After being sold by his brothers, Joseph ended up as a slave in this country
What is Egypt?
Egypt's magicians could copy the first two plagues, but this third plague stopped them cold, and they told Pharoh it was "the finger of God"
What are gnats (or lice)?
What is day 5?
This ancient Mesopotamian story, one of the oldest written stories ever found, bears a surprising resemblance to Noah's flood
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as these two things in nature
What are the stars and the sand?
Joseph was thrown into prison after being falsely accused by the wife of this Egyptian official he served
What is Potiphar?
Starting with the fourth plague, God made a clear separation between the Egyptians and this group of people, who were protected from the plaques
Who are the Israelites?
When God said, "Let us make man in our image," the word "us" hints at this Christian doctrine about the nature of God
What is the Trinity?
Noah's three sons were Shem and Ham and this third brother, whose descendants spread into Europe and beyond
Who is Japheth?
Abraham was tested when God asked him to sacrifice this son on Mount Moriah, but God provided a substitute at the last moment
In Pharoh's dream, seven healthy cows were eaten by seven of these, which Joseph interpreted as seven years of famine coming after seven years of plenty
What are thin (or sickly) cows?
This fifth plague wiped out Egypt's livestock, yet the Israelites' animals were completely untouched
What is the plague on livestock?
This special Hebrew word for "create," used only when God is doing the creating, appears in the very first verse of the Bible
What is "bara"?
After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah and placed this sign in the sky as a promise never to flood the whole earth again
What is a rainbow?
The covenant God made with Abraham was sealed with this physical sign, required of Abraham and all the males in his household
What is circumcision?
When Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers, he said this to reassure them, showing he believed God had used their evil actions for a greater purpose
What is "You intended to harm me, but Got intended it for good"?
Each of the ten plagues targeted a specific Egyptian god. The ninth plague covered all of Egypt in darkness, attacking this Egyptian sun god
Who is Ra?