Genesis Chapter 12 — The Call of Abraham Quiz Flashcards

#1

What did God tell Abram to do at the beginning of Genesis 12?

📖 Genesis 12:1

#2

According to Genesis 12:2-3, what three blessings did God promise Abram?

📖 Genesis 12:2-3

#3

Who traveled with Abram when he left Haran in Genesis 12:4-5?

📖 Genesis 12:4-5

#4

Where did Abram first stop after arriving in Canaan (Genesis 12:6)?

📖 Genesis 12:6

#5

What did the Lord do when Abram built an altar at Shechem (Genesis 12:7)?

📖 Genesis 12:7

#6

Why did Abram go down to Egypt in Genesis 12:10?

📖 Genesis 12:10

#7

What did Abram ask Sarai to do when they arrived in Egypt (Genesis 12:11-13)?

📖 Genesis 12:11-13

#8

What happened to Abram because of his deception in Egypt (Genesis 12:14-15)?

📖 Genesis 12:14-16

#2

God would make him a great nation, bless his name, and make him a blessing to others

God's covenant promise to Abram included making him a great nation, blessing his name, and making him a blessing through which all peoples on earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:2-3).

Genesis 12:2-3

#1

Leave his country, his people, and his father's household and go to a land God would show him

God's call to Abram was to depart from his homeland and journey to an unknown land, which demonstrated Abram's faith and obedience (Genesis 12:1).

Genesis 12:1

#4

At the great tree of Moreh at Shechem

When Abram arrived in Canaan, he traveled to the great tree of Moreh at Shechem, where the Canaanites were living (Genesis 12:6).

Genesis 12:6

#3

His wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and the people and possessions they had acquired

Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the people and possessions they had acquired in Haran when they journeyed toward Canaan (Genesis 12:4-5).

Genesis 12:4-5

#6

Because there was a severe famine in the land of Canaan

A severe famine in Canaan prompted Abram to go down to Egypt temporarily to find sustenance (Genesis 12:10).

Genesis 12:10

#5

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, 'To your offspring I will give this land'

When Abram built an altar at Shechem, the Lord appeared to him and promised to give the land to his offspring (Genesis 12:7).

Genesis 12:7

#8

Sarai was taken into Pharaoh's palace, and Abram received sheep, cattle, donkeys, and servants

Sarai was taken into Pharaoh's palace because of her beauty, and Abram was treated well and received livestock and servants because of his claim that she was his sister (Genesis 12:14-16).

Genesis 12:14-16

#7

Tell people she was his sister so that he would be treated well and his life would be spared

Abram asked Sarai to say she was his sister rather than his wife because he feared the Egyptians would kill him to take her, and hoped to be treated well for her sake (Genesis 12:11-13).

Genesis 12:11-13

#9

How did the Lord intervene to protect Sarai in Egypt (Genesis 12:17)?

📖 Genesis 12:17

#10

What was Pharaoh's response after discovering the truth about Sarai (Genesis 12:18-19)?

📖 Genesis 12:18-20

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#10

He rebuked Abram, released Sarai, and sent him away with his family and possessions

Pharaoh confronted Abram about the deception, released Sarai, and sent Abram away with his wife and all his possessions and servants (Genesis 12:18-19).

Genesis 12:18-20

#9

The Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with serious diseases

The Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his entire household with serious diseases because of Sarai, causing Pharaoh to realize the deception (Genesis 12:17).

Genesis 12:17

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