16 Questions
What is the name of the city where Lot settled and was later destroyed by earthquakes?
Sodom
Who is the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar
What is the term for having more than one spouse at a time?
Polygamy
Who is the father of Jacob and Esau?
Isaac
What is the name of the land where Jacob settles?
Canaan
What is the term for the physical sign given by Christ to give us grace?
Sacrament
Who is the father of Isaac?
Abraham
What is the name of the mother of Joseph and Benjamin?
Rachel
What is the term for the promise of love between God and man?
Covenant
Who is the twin brother of Esau?
Jacob
What is the name of the sacred place described as a stairway?
Ziggurat
Who is the father of the twelve sons, including Joseph?
Jacob
What is the term for reviewing one's sins using the Ten Commandments?
Examination of Conscience
Who is the ruler of Egypt?
Pharaoh
What is the term for the gift given to the bride by her parents?
Dowry
Who is the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac?
Sarah
Study Notes
Key Figures in the Bible
- Abraham: father of Isaac, father in faith, and patriarch of the Israelites
- Sarah: wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac, and mother of the Israelites
- Lot: nephew of Abraham, settled in Sodom, and escaped its destruction
- Hagar: Sarah's slave girl, mother of Ishmael, and second wife of Abraham
- Isaac: son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, and heir to the covenant
- Ishmael: son of Hagar and Abraham, and firstborn son of Abraham
- Esau: twin brother of Jacob, sold his birthright, and lost the covenant
- Jacob: twin brother of Esau, heir to the covenant, father of twelve sons, and renamed Israel
- Rebekah: wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and Jacob, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Laban: father of Rachel and Leah, and uncle of Jacob
- Rachel: mother of Joseph and Benjamin, wife of Jacob, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Leah: sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob, mother of many sons, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Zilpah and Bilhah: maidservants of Rachel and Leah, wives of Jacob, and mothers of many sons
Key Concepts and Terms
- Polygamy: having more than one spouse at the same time, practiced by Abraham and Jacob
- Baptism: makes one a member of Christ's family, the Church
- Covenant: a promise of love between God and man, passed down through generations
- Merciful love: God's action of drawing good out of evil
- Shrine: a sacred place, often associated with a specific event or person
- Birthright: the firstborn claim to the covenant and property
- Dowry: gifts given to the bride by her parents
- Bridal price: gifts given to the parents of the bride by the groom
- Sacrament: a physical sign given by Christ to give us grace
- Penance: a loving act to be done after confession to show remorse
- Absolution: words spoken by the priest to take away sins
- Examination of conscience: a review of sins by using the Ten Commandments
- Sacrament of Reconciliation: a sacrament Jesus gave us for the forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism
- Act of Contrition: a prayer of sorrow and remorse
Key Events and Places
- Abraham took his people to escape the famine in Egypt
- Sodom was destroyed by earthquakes
- Canaan is the Promised Land, promised to Abraham and his descendants
- Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age
- Jacob inherited the covenant and was renamed Israel
- Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and became powerful in Egypt
- Pharaoh was the ruler of Egypt, with the chief officer as his second in command
Key Figures in the Bible
- Abraham: father of Isaac, father in faith, and patriarch of the Israelites
- Sarah: wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac, and mother of the Israelites
- Lot: nephew of Abraham, settled in Sodom, and escaped its destruction
- Hagar: Sarah's slave girl, mother of Ishmael, and second wife of Abraham
- Isaac: son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, and heir to the covenant
- Ishmael: son of Hagar and Abraham, and firstborn son of Abraham
- Esau: twin brother of Jacob, sold his birthright, and lost the covenant
- Jacob: twin brother of Esau, heir to the covenant, father of twelve sons, and renamed Israel
- Rebekah: wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and Jacob, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Laban: father of Rachel and Leah, and uncle of Jacob
- Rachel: mother of Joseph and Benjamin, wife of Jacob, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Leah: sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob, mother of many sons, and matriarch of the Israelites
- Zilpah and Bilhah: maidservants of Rachel and Leah, wives of Jacob, and mothers of many sons
Key Concepts and Terms
- Polygamy: having more than one spouse at the same time, practiced by Abraham and Jacob
- Baptism: makes one a member of Christ's family, the Church
- Covenant: a promise of love between God and man, passed down through generations
- Merciful love: God's action of drawing good out of evil
- Shrine: a sacred place, often associated with a specific event or person
- Birthright: the firstborn claim to the covenant and property
- Dowry: gifts given to the bride by her parents
- Bridal price: gifts given to the parents of the bride by the groom
- Sacrament: a physical sign given by Christ to give us grace
- Penance: a loving act to be done after confession to show remorse
- Absolution: words spoken by the priest to take away sins
- Examination of conscience: a review of sins by using the Ten Commandments
- Sacrament of Reconciliation: a sacrament Jesus gave us for the forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism
- Act of Contrition: a prayer of sorrow and remorse
Key Events and Places
- Abraham took his people to escape the famine in Egypt
- Sodom was destroyed by earthquakes
- Canaan is the Promised Land, promised to Abraham and his descendants
- Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age
- Jacob inherited the covenant and was renamed Israel
- Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and became powerful in Egypt
- Pharaoh was the ruler of Egypt, with the chief officer as his second in command
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