Sunday, June 8, 2008

Abraham

1)Who is called the father of Biblical Faith? Abraham

2)What does God promoise to Abram as the covenant?What is the sign of that covenant for Abram's people? Gods promise was from Abram's offspring will come a great nation, a blessing for the world. The sign of that covenant for Abram's people was Circumcision.

3)Why are Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of a rape of some young men (or angels) to whom Lot has given shelter.

4)Who is traditionally known as the father of the Arab peoples? Ishmael(bedouin)

5)What is emphasized as a forbidden act in the story of Abraham's test? God bids Abraham to take Isaac, to a place on a mountain and sacrifice him as a holocaust-Human Sacrifice

6)Which of Abraham's sons is destined to become an ancestor of the Israelites? Whom does that son marry?Isaac. Rebekah.

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