Terms to Know
This word is used for the ten disasters and illnesses that God sends upon the Egyptian people for refusing to release the Hebrew slaves
Plagues
The names of Jacob's parents
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob has 12 sons, and in birth order, Joseph is this number
11th
This is the title of the Egyptian ruler, who in Exodus enslaves the Israelite people
Pharaoh
This word describes when there is not enough food for people to eat, leading to starvation -- like when Abraham and Sarah have to go to Egypt, or when there are seven bad harvest years at the end of Genesis
Famine
When God first calls Abraham and Sarah, what does God tell them to do?
To leave their land and family to go to a new place God will show them.
The name of Jacob's twin brother
Esau
What did Joseph's father make for him?
A coat of many colors
When Moses encounters God at a burning bush, what job is Moses working?
Shepherding
God commands Abraham to perform this procedure on all of the men in his family as a sign that they are God's people. It continues as a rite for all Hebrews boys 8 days after they are born.
Circumcision
Two answers needed: when Sarah is unable to conceive a child, she tells Abraham to have a child with her servant, whose name is _______. The child's name is __________.
Hagar, Isaac
What does his brother "sell" to Jacob in exchange for a bowl of red stew?
His rights as the firstborn son
Joseph has an ability to do this, which comes in handy several times throughout this story
Interpret dreams
These are the names of Moses' brother and sister
Aaron and Miriam
These two words -- which are the same except for their first letter -- refer to the head of a family line. Abraham and Sarah are two examples.
Patriarch and matriarch
Eventually, Abraham and Sarah have a son named _________, which means laughter.
Isaac
After wrestling with a stranger, Jacob's name is changed to this
Israel
While in Egypt, Joseph is sold as a slave to this man, whose wife tries to frame Joseph
Potiphar
This is the name of Moses' wife
Zipporah
This two-word phrase describes a woman who bears a child on behalf of a couple that is unable to conceive a child on their own
Surrogate mother
God tells Abraham to do this with his son on Mt. Moriah
Sacrifice him as a burnt offering
Jacob falls in love with Rachel -- the daughter of this man, Jacob's uncle
Laban
These are the two names of the Hebrew midwives who refuse to follow Pharaoh's order to kill Hebrew boys
Shiphrah and Puah