Abraham's Covenant
How long did Abraham live?
175 years
What did the Torah say that Abraham did?
Abraham led his people to Canaan.
God appeared and told Moses to do what?
Rescue his people
What did the last chapter of Genesis describe?
A famine in Canaan
What did many biblical scholars believe?
The Exodus occured in 1200 BCE.
Where did he herd animals?
He herded animals near Ur in mesopotamia
What were the patriarchs also known as?
The forefathers of the Jewish people
As the number of Jacob's descendants grew, the pharaoh became...?
He became mistruthful of them.
What does pharaoh mean?
King of Egypt.
Where did the Israelites go after they left Egypt?
To the Sinai Desert.
What did the land of Canaan become named?
The Promised Land.
What was the first book in the Torah named?
Genesis
What did Exodus state?
Moses was on Israelite who was adopted by the pharaoh's family.
Where did Jacob's family move to?
Egypt.
For how long did the Israelites live in the Sinai desert?
For 40 years.
Where did Abraham and his family move to?
Canaan, on the coast of the Mediterranean sea.
How many kids did Abraham's grandson have?
Jacob had 12 kids.
What did Moses tell the Israelites?
He told them that God would let there sons live if they marked their doorway with blood of a lamb.
What does Exodus describe
It describes how the pharaoh mistreated the Israelites.
What did they learn to do?
They learned to worship god and creat important religious objects.
What did The Torah say the god said?
God then made a covenant, or binding agreement, with Abraham.
What was Jacob renamed?
Israel
What was the last and worst punishment?
The death of every first-born sons of the Egyptians.
What book comes after Genesis in the Torah?
The book of Exodus
They received a series of instructions after god did what?
He prepared the promised land.