Old Testament Survey

PERIOD FOUR - PATRIARCHAL

2000 to 1800 B. C.

I. OUTLINE.

A. EVENTS:

1. The Age of Abraham

a. Abraham's call and promise.

b. His sojourn from Haran to Egypt to Canaan. His lie to Pharoah.

c. Lot and Abraham.

d. Sojourn in Hebron. Battle of the kings and Melchizedek.

e. Land promise( ch. 15 ).

f. Birth of Ishmael.

g. Circumcision.

h. Visit of the angels - Sodom and Gomorrah.

i. Birth of Isaac.

j. Sacrifice of Isaac and deposition of Ishmael.

k. Marriage of Isaac.

2. The Age of Isaac and Jacob

a. Deaths of Sarah and Abraham.

b. Birth of Jacob and Esau.

c. The "birthright" and the "blessing."

d. Flight to Haran and marriages of Jacob.

e. Jacob's return as "Israel."

3. The Age of Joseph

a. Dreamer of dreams and the sale to Egypt.

b. From Potipher's house to prison.

c. Over Egypt.

d. Transfer of Israel to Egypt.

B. PEOPLE INVOLVED:

1. Abraham and Sarah _____________10. Jacob and Esau

2. Lot and his family ______________11. Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah

3. Various Pharoahs ______________12. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan,

4. Melchizedek _________________________Naphtali, Gad, Ashur, Isachar,

5. Hagar and Ishmael ____________________Zebulin, Joseph, Benjamin, Dinah

6. Three Angels __________________13. Hamor and Shehem

7. Abimelech ____________________ 14. Potipher and wife

8. Isaac and Rebekah ______________15. Butler and Baker

9. Laban and Eliezer _______________16. Manassah and Ephraim

C. THE REMAINDER OF GENESIS CONTAINS THIS INFORMATION.

II. ADDITIONAL NOTES:

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