ORIGIN STORY
As a young man, Abram was rescued by an angel from this blasphemous, life-threatening situation
What is BEING RITUALLY SACRIFICED by a priest of Pharaoh on the altar of Elkenah?
Abram often built these structures used for offering sacrifices when he moved to a new place
What are ALTARS?
Her name means "princess" in Hebrew and she got an H added just like her beloved husband, Abraham
Who is SARAI/SARAH?
Genesis 12:2 "And I will make of thee a ______ _______.
What is GREAT NATION?
Abram descends from this son of Noah
Who is SHEM?
Abram let his nephew have first pick of the land when they had to split up because their __________ were arguing
What are HERDSMEN?
The Lord compared Abraham's future posterity to these two things
What are STARS and SAND?
His name means "he laughs" in Hebrew, which is what Abraham did when told by the Lord that Sarah (age 90) would give birth to him
Who is ISAAC?
Abraham 3:23: And God saw these souls that they were good. . . and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast _______ before thou wast ______.
What is CHOSEN and BORN?
Abram sought out and was ordained to the priesthood by this "prince of peace".
Who is MELCHIZEDEK?
Abram was initially neutral in the Battle of the Kings, kind of like this small European country with nice watches and delicious chocolate.
What is SWITZERLAND?
This is the land Abraham was given as the PROPERTY part of the covenant
What is CANAAN?
This nephew was probably a decent guy, but he pitched his tent facing Sodom and later had to skip town when it got too wicked.
Who is LOT?
Genesis 22:2 "Take now thy son, thine only son ______, whom thou ______, . . . and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
What is ISAAC and LOVEST?
Oh sure, this ancient city in Mesopotamia is Abram's birthplace
What is UR?
"That I will not take from a thread even to a _________" was Abram's response when the King of Sodom offered him the spoils of war.
What is SHOELATCHET?
One of the ways that we can fulfill the Abrahamic promise that "all families of the earth be blessed."
After running away, an angel appeared to this second wife of Abraham telling her to return and submit to her mistress, Sarah
Who is HAGAR?
Genesis 22:7 "My father. . .behold the fire and the wood: but where is the _______ for a burnt offering?"
What is LAMB?
Abram's dad, named this, was not a model father by any means
Who is TERAH?
The Lord shared His assessment of Abram in Abraham 3:22-23 when he described him being among the many _________ and __________ ones
What are NOBLE and GREAT?
This physical procedure for males, once a sign of the Abrahamic covenant, is no longer considered part of it
What is CIRCUMCISION?
This son of Abraham and Hagar, while not the covenant heir, did receive this prophecy: "twelve princes shall he beget and I will make him a great nation."
Who is ISHMAEL?
Genesis 17:7 "And I will establish my covenant between me and _____ and thy _____ after thee in their generations for an _________ covenant..."
What THEE, SEED, and EVERLASTING?