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Ch. 5
Ch. 5: Old Testament Patriarchs
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Religious Studies
6th Grade
11/12/2009

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What is a patriarch?
Definition
a father or leader of a group of families
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What is a matriarch?
Definition
important women leaders in God's family
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What was Canaan?
Definition
an area of land that today is called Israel
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Define faith.
Definition
a gift from God that helps us to believe in him
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Describe daily life for the patriarchs and matriarchs.
Definition
They lived in tents, travelled mostly by foot, raised sheep and goats, and didn't own land or homes.
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Who was Abraham?
Definition
He trusted God completely. He was willing to sacrifice his son when God asked.
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Who was Isaac?
Definition
Abraham's son - He became patriarch after Abraham. He had twin sons.
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What is the covenant?
Definition
a promise or agreement between God and his people
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Who are our ancestors?
Definition
relatives who lived before us
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Define prospered.
Definition
grew or succeeded - This shows God blessed his people.
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What does Isaac's birth tell us about God?
Definition
God can do anything, because Abraham and Sarah could only have a child with God's help.
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What was Abraham's covenant with God?
Definition
Abraham would follow God, and God would make a great nation from Abraham.
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Why did Rebekah help Jacob trick Isaac into giving him the blessing?
Definition
God told her he wanted Jacob to become the patriarch.
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When God renewed the covenant with Jacob, God changed his name to _______.
Definition
Israel
Term
God's people were known as the people of Jacob or the __________________.
Definition
Israelites
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What is providence?
Definition
God's plan for all creation and God's protection of creation
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Who was the pharaoh?
Definition
the king of Egypt
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Who was Jacob?
Definition
He had a twin brother who was older. He became a patriarch through determination. He never gave up.
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Who was Joseph?
Definition
God's plan is shown through this character's dreams.
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God's plan for Joseph is to help God's people find a temporary home in _______.
Definition
Egypt
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