The Women of the Patriarchs
This cave and the land it was on was bought in order to house the remains of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
What is the Cave of Mach-pelah?
This brother of Joseph agreed to accept all blame from his father and even offered his own sons to him, if Benjamin did not return safely from Egypt.
Who is Judah?
This king was deceived by both Abram and Issac.
Who is King Abimelech?
This area was filled with tar pits, into which Lot's king and many of his followers fell when they were being pursued before Abram and his troops intervened.
What is the Valley of Siddim?
Terah, Abraham's father, died at this age, older than any of his descendants.
What is 205 years old?
This was the only wife of the 3 patriarchs whose body was not interred in the family cave as she died giving birth on the road near Bethel.
Who is Rachel?
These two children were the the product of Joseph and his Egyptian wife. When Israel blessed the brothers before he passed, he gave the younger his greatest blessing, although traditionally the oldest received the greater of inheritances.
The Kings of Sodom and this city were both killed when God destroyed their cities due to the evils and wickedness which they had allowed to flourish.
What is Gomorrah?
Abram, Lot and their households were escorted out of this kingdom by armed guards after the fact that Sarai and Abram were married came to light.
What is Egypt?
Abram asked Sarai to say that she was this relative instead of his life, as he knew that with this lie, his life would be valuable instead of an obstacle.
What is his half-sister?
This is the only daughter of Jacob's who was mentioned in the Bible. She was kidnapped by a king's son and her brother's Levi and Simeon rescued her against their father's wishes.
Who is Dinah?
This half-brother of Isaac was included in the circumcision ceremony in which God insisted all men of Abraham's household participate in order for Sarah to have a child.
Who was Ishmael?
This man, the son of the King of Succoth, kidnapped and held a daughter of Jacob's hostage.
Who was Shechem?
At an altar he built in this city, Jacob promised to give God 10% of everything he had now and in the future if God kept his promise to protect him during his life.
What is Bethel?
Simeon and Levi insisted that like them, the men of the city under the power of the king whose son was asking for the hand of their sister in marriage, do this.
What is be circumcised?
Sarah attempted to hurry God's plans for her having a child along by giving her servant, this woman, to Abraham with whom he could sire a child. She did, in fact, bear him a son.
Who is Hagar?
This son of Issac traded his birth right to his brother in exchange for a meal when he was hungry, thereby earning Esau this nickname, after which his nation of people were named.
What is Edom?
Melchizedek, the King of this city, greeted Abram after he and his troops returned from victory at Damascus. Abram, according to custom, offered the King 20% of all the loot with which Abram returned.
Who is the King of Salem?
Joseph and Benjamin's mother died near Bethel on Jacob and his households journey to this city.
What is Bethlehem?
Laban insisted that Jacob serve him for this many years before he could marry Rachel, and then tricked him into marrying her sister first.
What is 7 years?
Judah married two of his sons to this woman, and they were both killed. He agreed to allow her to marry his third son, Selah, when he came of age, as it was customary to marry the brother's widow. However, fearing he would lose all of his sons, he reneged on the promise.
Who is Tamar?
This brother of Abram married his niece, and they later became the grandfather and grandmother of Abram's daughter-in-law.
Who is Nahor?
Joseph invited his brothers to move to Goshen, within the kingdom of Egypt. The meaning of the word Goshen contains the name of this Pharaoh.
What is Land of Ramses?
Joseph, his brothers, their families and many Egyptian officials held a funeral for Israel in this city beyond the Jordan River, which was later renamed Abel-mizraim which means "Egyptian Mourners."
What is Atad?
Joseph received a prophecy from God in which he saw the Israelites leaving Egypt in the future. He left word that the Israelites do this with his body when they left.
What is take Joseph's body with them on the Exodus?