Starter quiz
- Christianity, ______ and Judaism are all Abrahamic religions.
- 'Islam' ✓
- What did God promise Abraham?
- land ✓
- redemption ✓
- reconciliation
- laws
- descendants ✓
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- Match these keywords to the correct definitions.
- sacrifice⇔to give something up for the sake of others ✓
- redemption⇔to be saved from sin ✓
- covenant⇔an agreement between God and people ✓
- The covenant between Abraham and God is known as the ______ covenant.
- 'Abrahamic' ✓
- ______ is the belief in one God.
- 'Monotheism' ✓
- Covenants are meaningful because ...
- they allow humans to tell God exactly what they want from him.
- they allow God to set out exactly what is expected of humans. ✓
- they allow humans to benefit from God and do nothing in return.
- they allow God to oversee agreements between figures of authority.
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Exit quiz
- What was Abram called after he made a covenant with God?
- 'Abraham' ✓
- Where was Abram born?
- Ur ✓
- Haran
- Canaan
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- ______ is a supernatural being that is worshipped, such as a god or goddess.
- An idol
- An icon
- A deity ✓
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- The ______ that the Sumerians built for their gods to live in was called a ziggurat.
- 'temple' ✓
- Starting with the earliest, put the events from the story of Abram and his father's idols in the correct order.
- 1⇔Abram's father was an idol maker
- 2⇔Abram was asked to help sell the idols
- 3⇔Abram tried to discourage the customers
- 4⇔Abram smashed the idols but left one to blame
- 5⇔Abram's father admitted the idols were powerless
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Key learning points
- The Bible states that Abram lived in Ur, which is modern-day Iraq.
- People were polytheistic in Abram's homeland.
- The gods were worshipped through the use of idols.
- Abram's father was an idol maker and Abram rejected this practice.
Common misconception
Everyone in the Torah or Old Testament always believed in only one god.
Abram's family and the people of Abram's homeland were polytheists, meaning they believed in multiple gods.
Keywords
Deity - a supernatural being that is worshipped, like a god or goddess
Idol - an image or statue used as an object of worship
Monotheism - the belief in and worship of one god
Polytheism - the belief in and worship of multiple gods
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