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Stories of the Founding
Abe- Jacob
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Religious Studies
11th Grade
10/14/2008

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Patriarchs and Matriarchs
Definition
Founders of the Jewish faith, in these people God establishes Judaism and monotheism
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First Patriarch and Matriarch are___ and___. What tribe are they from?
Definition
Abrahm and Sarai, Semite tribe
Term
What does God promise Abrahm in the covenant?
Definition
descendants and land (canaan)in exchange for one God
Term
Who and what introduced monotheism to the world?
Definition
Abraham and Judaism
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What is the sign of the covenant?
Definition
circumcision and a name change
Term
What does Abraham's hospitality show us?
Definition
kindness to strangers, it is a part of justice,
Term
What is Abraham's test?
Definition
He is asked to forsake Isaac
Term
Who does Isaac marry and who are their children?
Definition
He marries rebecca and they have Jacob and Esau
Term
What does Jacob do to Esau? What does he do after?
Definition
He tricks Isaac into giving him Esau's birthright. After he goes to Haran and marries Rachel. He gets payback for trickign Isaac.
Term
What does Jacob encounter? What does his new name mean?
Definition
He wrestles with mystery. Name is changed to Israel which one who contends with divine and human beings
Term
Jacob is to have how many sons and tribes?
Definition
12 sons and 12 tribes
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Joseph is... (4)
Definition
Rachel's son, the favorite, oblivious, given a tunic
Term
What are Joseph's dreams of?
Definition
being in charge
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What do Joseph's brothers do to him and where does he go?
Definition
They sell him into slavery and he goes to Europe (accused of rape)
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Joseph is thrown into prison where... (2)
Definition
he interprets dreams and is then made governor
Term
Why does Joseph's family end up in Egypt?
Definition
due to the famine in Canaan.
Term
6 Qualities of a good leader are...
Definition
vision
deal with mistakes (own & learn)
ues power effectively
courage to stand up to what is wrong or contrary to the vision
justice/fairness
confident without arrogance
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