Study Questions
Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor.
- Who is Eliezer?
- Remember the discussion about the location of Ur (Module 5). Does the location of the city of Nahor, as given by Davis, influence the location of Ur? Explain your answer.
- Why was Eliezer’s journey successful?
- Whose decision was it for Rebekkah to go with Eliezer?
- How old was Isaac at Abraham’s death? Ishmael?
- What does the mentioning of Ishmael and his sons tell us about God?
- “The elder shall serve the younger” tells us what about God?
- Explain in detail the patriarchal custom of the birthright.
- How did Esau feel about his birthright (Heb 12:15-17)?
- What practical lesson can parents learn from the story of Jacob and Esau?
- When a famine hit the land, what did Isaac do? Be thorough.
- What do the weaknesses of Biblical characters tell us about the Bible?
- Give another practical lesson to be learned from the story of Jacob’s deception of Isaac.
- Which of the interpretations of Isaac’s promise to Esau makes the most sense to you?
- Did Rebekkah ever see Jacob again? Explain your answer.
- Discuss the uniqueness of the patriarch’s monotheism.
JACOB
Bible Topics |
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People to Know | Places to Know | Terms to Know |
Rachel
Leah Bilhah Zilpah Sons of Jacob Dinah |
Bethel
Shechem |
Week
Teraphim Mahanaim Israel Peniel |
Study Questions
Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor.
- Describe Jacob’s vision and its meaning.
- Bethel means ________________.
- Did Laban adopt Jacob? Explain your answer.
- List the children of Jacob and the meaning of their names.
- Are these the only children Jacob had? Explain.
- What are the possible causes for Laban’s attitude change toward Jacob?
- Define “teraphim”?
- Who did Jacob wrestle with?
- What is the meaning of “Israel”?
- “Peniel” means ______________
- Describe the events at Bethel when Jacob returned there.
- Why does Moses include the descendants of Esau in chapter 36?
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