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Dr. Ted Hildebrandt, OT History, Lit. and Theology, Lecture 8
© 2015, Dr. Ted Hildebrandt
153 Questions Total
A. Quiz Preview [0:00-2:00]
B. Genesis 6: Sons of God and daughters of men [2:01-3:27]
C. Sethite View [3:28-5:06]
D. Kingship View [5:07-8:07]
E. Angel View [8:08-19:05]
17 minutes / 33 Questions / 20 questions
F. God’s Grief and Tears in Heaven [19:06-24:49]
G. Can God change his mind? [24:50-25:43]
6 minutes / 6 questions / 6 questions
H. The Curse of Noah on Ham [25:44-36:50]
I. Individual and corporate personality [36:51-41:10]
16 minutes / 18 questions / 14 questions
J. Abraham: God’s friend [41:11-42:58]
K. Geography of the ancient Near East [42:59-46:26]
L. Mari [46:27-47:38]
M. Nuzu [47:39-48:31]
O. Haran and Ebla [48:32-50:45]
P. Ugarit & Egypt [50:46-53:23]
Q. Map Schematic [53:24-58:45]
17 minutes / 36 questions / 21 questions
R. Reading and writing [55:37-58:46]
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S. Importance of the Alphabet [58:47-60:12]
T. Printing Press and the Digital [60:13-62:48]
7 minutes /14 questions / 10 questions
U. Abraham’s Three Cuts: Cut family ties [leave Ur] [62:49-64:27]
V. Melchizedek and the rescue of Lot [64:28-67:48]
W. Second Abrahamic Cut: Cutting a Covenant [67:49-72:47]
X. Abraham’s Third Cut: Circumcision [72:48-78:36]
16 minutes / 25 questions / 17 questions
Y. Critics problems: Camels [78:37-80:18]
Z. Critics and the Hittites [80:19-81:28]
AA. Dan in Genesis 14:14: Anachronism [81:29-85:24]
7 minutes / 11 questions / 7 questions
AB. Abraham’s “Three” Kids
Son number one: Eleazar of Damascus [85:25-86:29]
AC. Ishmael and Hagar: son number two [86:30-89:51]
AD. Third son: Isaac, son of the covenant [89:52-91:03]
6 minutes / 11 questions / 8 questions
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Multiple Choice:
1. At the flood, God said he would shrink the longevity of humankind from the 900’s
down to ______ years [8B]
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
*D. 120
E. 150
2. The children of the “sons of God” were identified with which group? [8B]
A. Rephaim
*B. Nephilim
C. Shemayim
D. Girgasites
3. Who was Abel’s replacement for the godly line after he was killed? [8C]
A. Methuselah
B. Enoch
*C. Seth
D. Noah
4. The Sethite view for the sons of God saw the violation when they married the
daughters of men as ______ [8C]
A. A problem of harems and polygamy
B. A problem of angels having relations with human women
*C. A problem of intermarriage between believers and unbelievers
D. A problem of a second fall into sin
-5. Which view of Genesis 6 for the sons of God proposes interfaith marriage as
the basic cause for the flood? [8C]
A. Angel view
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*B. Sethite view
C. Kings view
D. Harem view
-6. Which view is based on the Mesopotamian view of who the “sons of God” were?
[8D]
A. Angel view
B. Sethite view
*C. Kings view
D. Harem view
7. In the Kings View of the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 God was upset because [8D]
A. The kings enslaved people
B. The kings did not distribute justice to the people
*C. The kings developed harems
D. The kings set themselves up in place of God
-8. In the Kings View of the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 God may have been upset
because of their [8D]
A. Taxing and enslaving people
B. Building towers by slave labor
C. Taking bribes and perverting justice
*D. Violence against the people under them
9. In Mesopotamia the kings were considered [8D]
*A. Sons of the god
B. God incarnate
C. God’s great high priest
D. God’s prophet speaking the god’s word to the people
10. The Angel view says who were the sons of God that married the
daughters of men in Genesis 6? [8E]
*A. Fallen angels were intermarrying with human women
B. Fallen angels who created giants and dinosaurs
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C. Fallen angels dominated and ruled over humankind
D. Fallen angels who were using humans to rebel against God
11. What does Job 1 talk about that may help us determine who the sons of
God are in Gen 6? [8E]
A. A request made by Satan
B. The dead descendants of Seth come before God
*C. A heavenly council gathered before God
D. Those suffering even though they were righteous
-12. What does Hebrews 13 talk about that may help us determine who the sons
of God are in Genesis 6? [8E]
A. The sons of Seth
*B. Unknowingly being hospitable to angels
C. Service to the sons of kings
D. The sons of God being those who manifest faith
13. The word “angel” in the Bible actually means [8E]
A. Servant
B. Divine being
C. Lightning
*D. Messenger
-14. What was the human response to an angel both in the book of Daniel and
Revelation? [8E]
*A. Worship
B. Fear
C. Silence
D. Blindness
15. What book talks of angels looking with special interest on human women? [8E]
A. Acts
*B. Corinthians
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C. Revelation
D. Isaiah
-16. What terms may tie the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 to fallen angels? [8E]
A. Elohim
B. Yahweh
C. Orim
*D. Nephilim
17. Using the history of a word to establish its meaning, although being a bad method,
is called _________ [8E]
A. Anachonology
B. Morphology
*C. Etymology
D. Semeiotics
-18. Who did the angel of the Lord in the burning bush turned out to be? [8E]
A. One of the sons of God
*B. Yahweh
C. Gabriel
D. A seraphim
19. Many have noted that according to the New Testament Jesus said angels do not
marry. How did we still suggest that angels intermarried with women in Gen 6?
[8E]
A. There are exceptions
B. It was only temporary
*C. It was fallen angels
D. It was only after the fall God band this practice
20. God grieved after he saw what in Genesis? [8F]
*A. Human wickedness
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B. Corruption of the land
C. The death of the animals
D. The flooding of the garden of Eden
21. When God grieved it says he regretted that he had _______ [8F]
A. Thrown Adam and Eve out of the garden
B. Made the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
*C. Made humankind
D. Flooded the earth
22. It was suggested that who suffers the most in the universe? [8F]
A. Righteous people
B. Innocent people
C. Parents
*D. God
23. In Revelation 22 it says in new Jerusalem God will [8F]
*A. Wipe away all tears
B. Forgive all sins
C. Cause all creation to worship Christ
D. See a rainbow
24. While in Genesis it says God grieved that he made humankind where in Exodus
does he change his mind? [8G]
A. In the plagues on pharaoh
B. When the Israelites rebel wanting the food of Egypt
C. When he has Moses build the tabernacle
*D. When the Israelites make the golden calf
25. Who did Noah explicitly curse after he was exposed drunk? [8H]
A. Ham
B. Ham’s descendants
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*C. Ham’s son, Canaan
D. Ham’s family
26. When Noah leaves the ark what’s one of the first things he does? [8H]
A. Builds a house
B. Plants fruit trees
*C. Plants a vineyard
D. Sows wheat and barley
27. Ham’s mistake was ________ [8H]
A. He lied to his father
*B. He shamed and dishonored his father
C. He fought with his brothers
D. He was rebellious against his father and mother
28. Who covered Noah’s nakedness when he was drunk? [8H]
A. Noah’s wife
*B. His sons, Shem and Japheth
C. His brothers, Enoch and Arphaxhad
D. Melchizedek, the king of Salem
29. Noah does _________ when he curses Canaan reflecting the punishment: as my son
has shamed me so your son will disgrace you. [8H]
A. Sitz im leben
B. Probate
C. Textus receptus
*D. Lex talionis
30. Ham’s descendants migrated to [8H]
A. Mesopotamia
B. Turkey
*C. Africa
D. Greece
31. How did Noah what was a clean and unclean animal? [8H]
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A. He read the book of Leviticus
*B. God must have revealed it to him prior to the Hebrew law
C. They are described that way in the garden of Eden
D. He knew which ones reproduced the most rapidly
32. Why were seven clean animals taken on the ark? [8H]
*A. They were needed for sacrifices after they left the ark
B. They were used for farming and hence more of them were needed
C. They were harder to keep alive and tended to die early
D. They did not multiply as fast as the unclean animals
33. Ancient Mesopotamia was a different type of culture than America in that it was
__________ culture as discussed in our discussions of Noah. [8I]
A. Freedom and responsibility
B. Family and clan
C. Conflict and blame
*D. Shame and honor
-34. The apple doesn’t __________ [8I]
A. Roll as far as a rolling stone
*B. Fall far from the tree
C. Get ripe overnight
D. Taste like a grape
35. What is the relationship of an individual and group in the Noah story? [8I]
A. The group shapes the individual
B. The individual cannot really change the direction of the group
*C. The individual’s decision can impact the group
D. The group often must set rules to control the individual
36. Abraham was called the _______ [8J]
A. Servant of the Lord God
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B. Priest of the Most High God
C. Son of God but our father
*D. Friend of God
37. James cites the Old Testament and says that Abraham believed God and what
was credited to him on the basis of that belief? [8J]
A. Justice
B. Faithfulness
*C. Righteousness
D. Holiness
38. Abraham was originally from ________ [8K]
A. Babylon
B. Haran
*C. Ur
D. Damascus
39. Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldees. Where was it suggested that was
according to the most recent thinking on this? [8K]
A. Ur in Sumer to the south
B. Ur in Iran to the east
C. Ur in Syria to the west
*D. Ur in northern Iraq
-40. Which Ur is the most famous having been excavated archaeologically? [8K]
*A. Ur in Sumer to the south
B. Ur in Iran to the east
C. Ur in Syria to the west
D. Ur in northern Iraq
41. Iraq is west of what mountain country to its east? [8K]
A. Syria
B. Kuwait
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C. Jordan
*D. Iran
-42. Iran is to the ________ or Iraq? [8K]
A. North
B. South
*C. East
D. West
43. Syria is to the ________ of Iraq? [8K]
A. North
B. South
C. East
*D. West
-44. Syria is to the ________ of Israel? [8K]
A. North
*B. South
C. East
D. West
45. The Tigris River is______ of the Euphrates River? [8K]
A. North
B. South
*C. East
D. West
46. Which city is located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers? [8K]
A. Ur
B. Nineveh
*C. Babylon
D. Mari
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47. Zimri Lin corresponded with Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BC) from what ancient city?
[8L]
A. Ebla
B. Ugarit
*C. Mari
D. Nuzu
-48. Mari is on which river? [8L]
*A. Euphrates
B. Tigris
C. Nile
D. Jordan
-49. Nuzu is located ________ of the Tigris River [8M]
A. North
B. South
*C. East
D. West
50. Many ancient customs that help us understand Abraham’s times come from [8M]
A. Babylon
B. Damascus
*C. Nuzu
D. Memphis
51. After leaving Ur Abraham goes next to _______ [8O]
A. Nineveh
B. The Promised Land
C. Egypt
*D. Haran
52. Haran was the home of all of the following EXCEPT ______ [8O]
*A. Lot
B. Laban
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C. Rachel
D. Rebekah
-53. Terah, Abraham’s father dies in what town? [8O]
A. Babylon
B. Damascus
C. Nuzu
*D. Haran
-54. The site of Ebla which is still being translated dates from ______ [8O]
*A. Before the time of Abraham
B. At the time of Abraham
C. Shortly after the time of Abraham
D. 1200 BC, after the time of Moses
-55. Many tablets have been found at all of the following except [8P]
A. Ebla
B. Ugarit
*C. Babylon
D. Nuzu
56. Ugarit is located next to what body of water? [8P]
A. The Red Sea
*B. The Mediterranean Sea
C. The Black Sea
D. The Persian Gulf
57. The tablets from Ugarit tell us many stories and myths about [8P]
A. Marduk
*B. Baal and Asherah
C. Hathor and Ra
D. Chemosh and Molech
58. What prophet was associated with the city of Nineveh? [8Q]
A. Isaiah
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B. Jeremiah
*C. Jonah
D. Hosea
59. Which empire had their capitol in Nineveh? [8Q]
A. Babylon
B. Sumer
C. Hittite
*D. Assyria
60. To write on a tablet a scribe uses a [8R]
*A. Stylus
B. Quill pen
C. Chisel
D. Brush
61. Tablets in Mesopotamia written in wedge shaped writing are called _____ [8R]
A. Miniscule tablets
B. Cartouche tablets
C. Stele tablets
*D. Cuneiform tablets
-62. The Acadian language that was written on clay tablets was a(n) [8R]
A. Morphological language
*B. Syllabic language
C. Alphabetic language
D. Hieroglyphic language
63. One of the major problems of a syllabic language used to write
on the clay tablets was ______ [8R]
A. They couldn’t write fast enough to capture the oral traditions
*B. There were too many symbols so only professional scribes could read
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C. There are syllables that sound the same but are spelled differently
D. The lead ink poisoned the clay and over time killed the people who wrote
them
64. The cuneiform Ugaritic tablet shown in class was an example of an early _______
script? [8S]
A. Syllabic
B. Hieroglyphic
*C. Alphabetic
D. Hieratic
65. One of the biggest benefits of the alphabet is that it [8S]
A. Was easier to write in mud with
*B. It allowed the common folk to read and write
C. It allowed for rapid communication between east and west
D. It allowed the scriptures to be copied with fewer errors
66. What was a biblical example showing the prevalence of reading and writing
in ancient Israel? [8S]
*A. A child in Judges writes down the names of elders in his city
B. A priest copies the covenant of Abraham for his people
C. A shepherd writes down the names he gave to his sheep
D. A worshipper came with a list of animals he was offering up
67. What was developed around 1450 that changed the nature of communication? [8T]
A. The alphabet
B. Electricity
*C. The printing press
D. The wind mill
68. All of the following are advantages of the digital 0/1 alphabet EXCEPT [8T]
A. 16 million colors shown on a screen
B. Sound better than our ears can hear
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C. Global communication
*D. 0/1 are easier to master than our old alphabet
-69. Besides Abraham who also had to leave his family in order to serve God? [8U]
A. Jacob
*B. Moses
C. Noah
D. Isaac
70. Who does Kedorlaomer kidnap and Abraham rescue? [8V]
A. Melchizedek
*B. Lot
C. Sarah
D. Abimelech
71. What does the name Melchizedek mean? [8V]
A. Father of many nations
B. God’s priest
C. Prophet of the Most High
*D. King of Righteousness
-72. Some people think Melchizedek was [8V]
A. The angel Gabriel
B. The Angel of the Lord
*C. The Pre-incarnate Christ
D. One of the Nephilim
73. When some suggest that only Abraham and the Jews knew Yahweh during this early
period, what is a counter example to that? [8V]
*A. Melchizedek
B. Esau
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C. Lot
D. Abimelech
74. Abraham gives Melchizedek [8V]
*A. A tenth of the plunder
B. 10 camels
C. A lamb to sacrifice
D. A blessing
75. The cutting of the animal into two parts symbolized [8W]
A. Atonement
*B. The ratifying of the covenant
C. A Curse
D. A Blessing
76. God promises Abraham [8W]
A. Wealth, Land, Fame
B. Land, Seed, Wealth
C. Seed, Land, Longevity
*D. Land, Seed, Blessing
77. Abraham was told that he personally could not inherit the promised land
because [8W]
A. He was too few in number
*B. The sins of the Amorites was not yet full
C. The Canaanites were too strong for him
D. God was giving the Jebusites a second chance
78. When Abraham cut the animal in two, God told Abraham that his descendants
would [8W]
*A. Be enslaved for 400 years
B. Fill the entire earth
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C. Be given God’s law
D. Be fed bread from heaven
-79. From Jeremiah it can be implied that the cutting of the animal in two in ratification
of the covenant meant [8W]
A. In the covenant the two parties are becoming one
B. The covenant could not be broken it was an unconditional covenant
*C. If a party broke the covenant they would be cut in two like this animal
D. If a party broke the covenant their blood would be shed like the animal’s
80. In Gen. 15 what went between the two parts of the animal ? [8W]
A. Abraham
*B. A smoking firepot
C. A torch held by Abraham’s son
D. A bowl of the animal’s blood
81. When did the Abrahamic covenant become unconditional? [8X]
A. When Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees
B. When Sarah gave birth to Isaac
*C. When he was circumcised
D. When God appeared to him before going down to Sodom
82. On what day are Jewish males circumcised? [8X]
A. First
B. Seventh
*C. Eighth
D. Twelfth
83. What do we know about circumcision? [8X]
A. It was unique to Israel and all others were of the uncircumcision
*B. It was practiced by others but not associated with the covenant
C. It was practiced only after it was introduced by the Jews
D. It was practiced in Egypt after they saw how rapidly Israel reproduced
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84. All of these are problems critics have with the story of Abraham EXCEPT [8Y-AA]
A. Domestication of Camels
B. Existence of Hittites
*C. Existence of Ur
D. Existence of the city called Dan
85. What archaeological site helped demonstrate that camels were domesticated
400 years before Abraham? [8Y]
A. Jericho
*B. Ebla
C. Nuzu
D. Mari
86. What people group had critics said the Bible was mistaken because they never
really existed? [8Z]
A. Ammonites
B. Edomites
*C. Hittites
D. Jebusites
-87. The reference to what town in Abraham’s time was considered an anachronism?
[8AA]
A. Bethel
B. Jerusalem
C. Shechem
*D. Dan
88. The reference to the town of Dan in the time of Abraham was taken as a(n) [8AA]
*A. Anachronism
B. Prophecy
C. Historically accurate title
D. Archaeologically confirmed as being from Abraham’s time
89. The town of Dan was actually named ______ in the time of Abraham [8AA]
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A. Jerash
B. Gilead
*C. Laish
D. Aijalon
90. The town of Laish was not named Dan until the time period of [8AA]
*A. Joshua and Judges
B. Joseph
C. David
D. The Babylonian exile
91. Abraham’s three “sons” are [8AB-AD]
A. Jacob, Isaac, Ishmael
*B. Eliezer, Isaac, Ishmael
C. Jacob, Isaac, Esau
D. Ishmael, Isaac, Lot
92. God’s reaction to Hagar having Abraham’s son was [8AC]
A. He was angry
*B. He protected Hagar
C. He punished Ishmael
D. He was grieved
93. Isaac’s name means [8AD]
A. Happiness
B. Laughter
C. Grief
D. Promise
94. When Abraham slept with Hagar [8C]
A. He was cheating on Sarah
B. He was disobeying God
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C. He was betraying the covenant promise
*D. He was following accepted cultural norms
95. Who originally proposed that Abraham sleep with Hagar in order to have
a child [8AC]
A. Abraham
*B. Sarah
C. Hagar
D. God
96. Who was Abraham’s servant that Abraham feared would receive the promised
blessings? [8AB]
A. Lot
B. Melchizedek
*C. Eleazer of Damascus
D. Antiochus of Idumea
97. Where do we find out that it was culturally acceptable for Abraham to go in to
Hagar to have a child for Sarah?
*A. The Code of Hammurabi
B. The Ptah-hotep annals
C. The Gilgamesh epic
D. The Black Obelisk
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Fill in the blank
1. The New Testament says not to be ________ yoked with unbelievers. This is taken
as one of the grounds for the Sethite view of the sons of God in Gen 6. [8C]
unequally
2. Who was Abel’s replacement for the godly line after he was killed? [8C] Seth
-3. The children of the son of God were identified with which group? ______ [8B]
Nephilim
-4. According to the ______ View the sons of Seth were the godly line, while Cain’s
sons were the ungodly line. [8C] Sethite
-5. The _____ View agrees with the idea that believers should be equally yoked. [8C]
Sethite
-6. The ______ View says that kings were creating harems and were oppressing their
subjects, which angered God. [8D] kingship
7. The Hebrew and Arabic word for violence is ________ [8D] hamas
8. Who was the Israelite king infamous for his many wives? [8D] Solomon
9. In _____, the Bible refers to angels as “sons of God.” (Book of Bible) [8E] Job
10. In Hebrews it talks about us entertaining _______ and being unaware of it?
[8E] angels
-11. In both Daniel and Revelation the human characters are rebuked for worshipping
a(n) _______ [8E] angel
12. The term Nephilim if taken etymologically can mean ________ ones [8E] fallen
13. Job talks about God gathering a heavenly ________ where the “sons of God” come
before him. [8E] council/court
-14. The angel of the Lord in the burning bush turned out to be ________ [8E]
Yahweh/Jehovah
15. Genesis 6 says God was “________” that he had made humankind. [8F] grieved
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16. Noah took _______ (number) of each kind of clean animal and two of every
unclean animal on the ark. [8H] seven/7
17. ______ and Japheth covered their father’s nakedness. [8H] Shem
-18. Shem and ______ covered their father’s nakedness. [8H] Japheth
-19. Noah explicitly cursed ______ after Ham dishonored him. [8H] Canaan
20. Ham’s descendants were condemned to be __________. [8H] slaves
21. Noah’s cursing of Canaan is an example of _______ (2 Latin words). [8H] lex
talionis
-22. Ancient Mesopotamia was a different type of culture than America in that it was
shame and __________ culture as discussed in our discussions of Noah. [8I] honor
-23. Abraham was called God’s ________. [8J] friend
-24. What New Testament writer called Abraham the friend of God? _____ [8J] James
25. Some had previous suggested Abraham was from ______ in Sumer in the south [8K]
Ur
26. Abraham was from Ur of the __________ [8J] Chaldees/chaldeans
-27. The Euphrates River is to the _______ of the Tigris River? [8K] west
-28. The two great rivers of Mesopotamia are the Euphrates and the _______ [8K] Tigris
-29. The two great rivers of Mesopotamia are the Tigris and the _______ [8K]
Euphrates
-30. What country borders Iraq on the east? [8K] Iran
31. Rachel and Leah were from _______. [8O] Haran
32. Which city was most famous for its huge library and being a center of learning? [8P]
Alexandria
33. What empire had Nineveh for its capital? [8Q] Assyria
34. The writing on clay tablets in Mesopotamia is called ________ writing [8R]
cuneiform
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-35. One writes on a clay tablet with a ______ [8R] stylus
-36. The creation of an _________ allowed common people to read. [8S] Alphabet
-37. In Judges a child writes down the name of the ______ of the city [8S] elders
38. What “alphabet” of 0/1 are used today exploding how human information flows?
_____ [8T] digital
39. Melchizedek was a king and _____ like Jesus. [8V] priest
40. Melchizedek was king of what town? _______ [8V] Salem/Jerusalem
-41. Melchizedek meaning “king of _______” [8V] righteousness
-42. How much did Abraham give Melechizedek on his return from defeating
Kedolaomer and rescuing Lot? A _______ [8V] tenth
-43. __________ was a non-Jewish priest of YHWH. [8V] Melchizedek
-44. God told Abraham his descendants would be enslaved for ______ (number) years
[8W] 400
45. Which prophet also has an animal cut in two in the context of a covenant? _____
[8W] Jeremiah
-46. The Abrahamic covenant was considered an _______ covenant? [8X] unconditional
47. ________ was a sign of the covenant solemnized in Abraham’s flesh [8X]
circumcision
48. Presbyterians and some others draw parallels between circumcision and the _______
of infants in the church. [8X] baptism
49. Abraham dates from ______ (number) BC [8Y] 2000
-50. Critics have claimed Abraham could not have had _______ because they were not
domesticated yet. [8Y] camels
-51. The Hittite empire remains were found in the northern part of the modern country
of _________ [8Z] Turkey
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-52. The reference to “Dan” in the time of Abraham was taken to be an ________ [8AA]
anachronism
53. In class we tried to portray Abraham’s going in to have a child with Hagar as
a modern _______ mother situation [8C] surrogate
-54. Who was Hagar’s son? [8AC] Ishmael
-55. Who was Abraham’s servant who was in line to receive the promise? [8AB] Eliezer/
Eleazar
-56. Sarah proposed that Abraham try to have a child with ______ [8AC] Hagar
