Key Figures in the Bible
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Who was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac?

  • Hagar
  • Rachel
  • Sarah (correct)
  • Rebekah
  • What was the city destroyed by earthquakes where Lot settled?

  • Canaan
  • Israel
  • Sodom (correct)
  • Egypt
  • Who was the father of Jacob and Esau?

  • Esau
  • Jacob
  • Isaac (correct)
  • Abraham
  • What is the practice of having more than one spouse at a time?

    <p>Polygamy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the ruler of Egypt?

    <p>Pharaoh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sacrament of forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism?

    <p>Sacrament of Reconciliation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the relationship between Lot and Abraham?

    <p>Nephew</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Abraham's father?

    <p>Terah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the mother of Ishmael?

    <p>Hagar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the land promised to Abraham and his descendants?

    <p>Canaan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term for a physical sign given by Christ to give us grace?

    <p>Sacrament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the captain of the guard in Egypt?

    <p>Chief officer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

    <p>to forgive sins in place of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the birthright in the biblical context?

    <p>the firstborn claim to the covenant and property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the father of twelve sons, including Joseph?

    <p>Jacob</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term for a loving act to be done after confession?

    <p>penance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the signet ring in the biblical context?

    <p>a sign of power and authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob?

    <p>Rebekah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the relationship between Abraham and Lot?

    <p>Lot was the nephew of Abraham</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the dowry and bridal price?

    <p>To give gifts to the bride and her parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the covenant in the biblical context?

    <p>A promise of love between God and humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

    <p>To act in the place of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the birthright in the biblical context?

    <p>The firstborn's claim to the covenant and property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term for a review of sins using the Ten Commandments?

    <p>Examination of conscience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the temple that looked like a stairway?

    <p>Ziggurat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the father of Isaac and the heir to the covenant?

    <p>Abraham</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of God's action of drawing good out of evil?

    <p>Merciful love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin?

    <p>Rachel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the land where Jacob and his sons settled?

    <p>Canaan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term for a promise of love between God and man?

    <p>Covenant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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

    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

    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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