The Tower of Babel
What did the people of Babel decide to build to reach the heavens?
tower
What did God promise to make Abram?
a great nation
Who was Lot to Abram?
nephew
What did God promise Abram regarding his descendants?
they would be as numerous
What material did the people of Babel use to build the tower?
bricks and mortar
Where did God tell Abram to go?
the land God would show him
Why did Abram and Lot separate?
their herdsmen quarreled over the land
What did Abram believe in that was credited to him as righteousness?
God’s promise
Why did God confuse the languages of the people at Babel?
stop them from building the tower?
How old was Abram when he left Haran to follow God’s call?
75 years old
Where did Lot choose to settle after separating from Abram?
near the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
In the covenant ceremony, what animals did God ask Abram to bring?
a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove, and a pigeon
What was the result of the confusion of languages at Babel?
people were scattered
What did Abram build in Shechem after God appeared to him?
an altar
What did Abram do after Lot was taken captive in a war?
rescued him
How did God seal His covenant with Abram?
through a smoking firepot and a blazing torch
In which land was the Tower of Babel being built?
Shinar
Who did Abram take with him when he left Haran?
Sarai, Lot, and his possessions
Who blessed Abram after he rescued Lot?
Melchizedek
What did God tell Abram would happen to his descendants before they inherited the promised land?
they would be enslaved for 400 years