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This was when the people of Mesopotamia invented writings. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/home_set.html
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God made a covenant with Abram. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenant_(biblical)
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This was when God renewed the Abrahamic covenant. source: http://www.alfredplacechurch.org.uk/index.php/sermons/the-life-of-abraham/god-renews-his-covenant-with-abraham/
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The events of the OT that took place starting from Abraham. Source: https://www.matthewmcgee.org/ottimlin.html
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This was when the Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism) was first transmitted with oral tradition.
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This was when Joseph was sent into slavery
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In this story, it tells us that if you obey God, you will be blessed and His mission is to glorify Himself through our actions.
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This was when Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed source: https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/in-what-years-were-sodom-and-gomorrah-destroyed/
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This was when the Hebrew alphabet was first invented
Known as Semitic scripts - Aleph Bet
C. 1850 B.C.
Pictographic
Written from Right to Left
No punctuation/capitalization. different grammar rules.
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This was when Ishmael was born. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_in_Islam
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Genesis 25:19-34, this was when Jacob tricked Esau for his birthright. This was like how Jesus was tricked by Judas and was caught.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(Genesis)
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This was the time span when Joseph was working for Potiphar.\
source: https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/q27_joseph_how_long_in_prison/ -
This was when Joseph became the second command in Egypt.
source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/philosophy-and-religion/biblical-proper-names-biographies/joseph -
This was when Joseph was sent to prison by Potiphar.
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This was when the book of Genesis was written.
Genesis=Begining
Ch 1011 are impossible to date, Abram/Abraham is born around 2166 b.c.
Genre and Literary Style: 2 Historical Narratives and a few passages of poetry and some genealogy.
Themes and structure:
Creation, death, flood, covenant, Providence
Ch 1 - 11: creation, fall, flood, Babel
ch 12 - 50: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
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This was the life of Jacob, he died at the age of 147.
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In 1361 B.C. Tutankhamen(King Tut) was crowned King, he was 9 years old. Source: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/timeline/time0002.htm
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When the events of the NT took place. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament_places_associated_with_Jesus
http://www.biblestudy.org/beginner/timelinent.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/middle-east/the-complete-guide-to-the-biblical-lands-682830.html
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This was the approximate time when Jesus was crucified. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus
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This was the time when Paul started his first missionary journey. source: http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/pauls-first-journey-map.html
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This was when Paul began his third missionary journey. Source: https://bibletalk.tv/pauls-third-missionary-journey
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Pirates from the Roman empire was sent to ravage the Gallic coast.
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This was when Paul began his second missionary journey. Source: http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/apostle-paul-second-missionary-journey-map.html
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Luke 1:33, talks about how Jesus will rule over the house of Jacob, this connects back to the blessing of Isaac to Jacob, about how he will have a lot of sons and family that will bow down to Jacob.
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Cried extremely loud Source: Dad
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This was the first day of school in ICS, it was also my first time switching schools, I was really nervous.
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Genesis 37:12-36, this story talks about how Joseph was sold by his brothers to slavery, even though I was never sold, I had still been betrayed and hurt by the people who I thought I was close with. I told a really good friend a secret that I didn't want anyone to know, he then told everyone about it and I got teased a lot. Even though I didn't show it, I felt cheated and betrayed, just like how Joseph would have felt when he was sold by his brothers. After the incident, I never trusted him.
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Genesis 12:1-2, talked about how God will make Abraham's name great, now, a lot of people know about Abraham and he is famous, which means he has a great name. source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/firstcovenant.shtml
