Adventure Bible Handbook

DaD, i Dont
unDerstanD.
you bring us
to the miDDle east
this summer to help with
your arChaeologiCal
Digs, but we Cant Come
on the first one?
i tolD you, tyler.

you too, Carter. when we
get to israel, youll all neeD
time to unpaCk anD get settleD.
anD my first assignment is kinD
of seCret.i Cant bring you
along, anD i Cant even talk
about it.
yeah, DaD. we
wanna go with
you!
what Do you want

me to Do, hannah?
ask the pilot to
make a u-turn?
Dont worry,
youll be
Digging
soon.
hey, DaD, is there

any way we Can turn
arounD anD go baCk?
i left my viDeo
game at home!
i know, hannah.
why Dont you grab a
paraChute, jump out, get
your stuff, anD then
take a taxiCab to
the holy lanD.
well meet
you there!
over the
oCean? yeah,
right, emily.
like thats
going to
happen!
no, really,
DaD. Cant
we just turn
arounD?
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Adventure Bible Handbook
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Where to Find
the Books
oF the BiBle
Genesis,14-35
exodus, 36-47
leviticus, 48
numbers, 49-51
deuteronomy, 52-53
Joshua, 54-55
Judges, 56-61
ruth, 62-63
1 samuel, 64-73
2 samuel, 76-79
1 kings, 82-95
2 kings, 96-111
1 Chronicles, 103
2 Chronicles, 103
ezra, 119
nehemiah, 120
esther, 118
Job, 74-75
Psalms, 80-81
Proverbs, 83
ecclesiastes, 86-87
song of songs, 88-89
isaiah, 104-105
Jeremiah, 106-107
lamentations, 109
ezekiel, 116-117
daniel, 112-115
hosea, 121
Joel, 121
Amos, 121
obadiah, 121
Jonah, 100-101
Micah, 121
nahum, 121
habakkuk, 121
Zephaniah, 121
haggai, 119, 121
Zechariah, 119, 121
Malachi, 121
Matthew, 132-173
Mark, 132-173
luke, 132-173
John, 132-173
Acts, 172-193
romans, 190-193
1 Corinthians, 158, 188-189
2 Corinthians, 188-189
Galatians, 180
ephesians, 186, 194
Philippians, 195
Colossians, 195
1 thessalonians, 184
2 thessalonians, 184
1 timothy, 195
2 timothy, 195
titus, 195
Philemon, 195
hebrews, 196
James, 196
1 Peter, 197
2 Peter, 197
1 John, 198
2 John, 198
3 John, 198
Jude, 196
revelation, 199
the Adventure Guide
the Beginning, 6
the Garden of eden, 14
sin and its effects on
Creation, 16
the Problem & solution, 19
the Flood, , 20
the tower of Babel, 22
languages of the Bible, 23
Abraham, 24
travel, 25
Abrahamss Family, 26
Jacobs name change, 27
Joseph and egypt, 28
Pyramids and Archeology, 30
Josephs Journey in egypt, 32
Joseph in Pharaohs Court, 34
Moses, 36
the Plagues, 38
the exodus, 40
At sinai, 42
the ten Commandments, 43
the Golden Calf, 44
the tabernacle, 46
the law, numbers, 48
the twelve tribes, 49
the twelve spies
of Canaan, 50
Forty Years in
the Wilderness, 51
Getting ready to
Conquer Canaan, 52
the Promised land, 53
Joshua Captures Jericho, 54
the Canaanites, 55
the Judges, 56
ehud, 57
deborah, 58
Gideon, 59
samson, 61
ruth and Boaz, 62
samuel, 65
God shows his power
to the Philistines, 66
saul, the First king, 68
david is Chosen, 70
david and Goliath, 72
the life of Job, 74
david as king, 76
Jerusalem and david, 77
david and Bathsheba, 78
david and Absalom, 79
the Psalms, 80
solomon, 82
Proverbs, 83
solomons riches, 84
how rich was solomon, 85
ecclesiastes, 86
A time for everything, 87
song of songs, 88
the divided kingdom, 90
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kings of israel and Judah, 91

israel: the northern
kingdom, 92
names for israel, 93
the Prophet elijah, 94
What is a prophet?, 95
Who is Baal?, 95
the Prophet elisha, 96
naaman, 98
Assyrians, 99
Jonah, 100
Judah: the southern
kingdom, 102
the Books of kings and
Chronicles, 103
hezekiah, 104
isaiah, 105
Jeremiah, 106
Jerusalem is destroyed, 108
lamentations, 109
in Babylon, 110
daniel, 112
daniel in the lions den, 114
ezekiel, 116
esther, 118
Back in Jerusalem, 119
nehemiah, 120
lets live it;
other Prophets, 121
Between the old and new
testaments, 122-131
the old testament, 123
synagogues, 124
Pharisees and
sadducees, 124
samaritans, 125
sanhedrin, 125
king herod the Great, 126
What does Gospel Mean?, 128
Why are there
four Gospels?, 129
the roman empire, 130
Jesuss Birth, 132-137
Zechariah, 132
Mary, 133
Joseph, 133
herod hears of
the new king, 136
Jesus age 12, 137
John the Baptist, 138
Jesuss Baptism, 139
Jesuss Ministry Begins, 140
Who were the disciples?, 141
the Parables
of Jesus, 142-145
the Prodigal son, 143
the Parable of the sower, 144
the Good samaritan, 145
the Miracles
of Jesus, 146-151
Jesus the Messiah, 146
Jesus turns
Water to Wine, 147
Jesus Calms the storm, 148
Jesus heals a Blind Man, 149
Jesus Casts out demons, 149
Jesus Feeds Five
thousand, 149
Jesus heals a lame Man, 150
Jesus heals a Mans hand, 151
ten lepers healed, 151
Jesus heals two Men
Possessed by evil spirits, 151
What Jesus taught, 152-153
the sermon on the Mount, 153
the lords Prayer, 153
Jesus and the Pharisees,
154-157
Pharisee Factoids, 155
Jesus and the Money
Changers, 156
the Pharisees try to trick
Jesus, 157
the last supper, 158-159
Passover, 159
Jesus is Arrested, 160-161
Judas Betrays Jesus, 161
Jesus on trial, 162-163
Jesus Before herod, 164-165

Choice of the People, 164
The Crucifixion, 166-167
the Burial, 168-169
the resurrection, 170-171
Jesus Appears, 171
the Ascension, 172-173
Pentecost-the Church
Begins, 174-175
the Church, 175
stephen, 176
Peter and Cornelius, 177
sauls Conversion, 178
Pauls letters, 179
Pauls First Missionary
trip, 180-181
Galatians, 180
Pauls second Missionary
trip, 182-185
1 and 2 thessalonians, 184
Pauls third Missionary trip,
186-187
ephesians, 186
1 and 2 Corinthians, 188-189
romans, 190-191
Pauls Arrest, 191
Pauls trip to rome, 192-193
Pauls letters, 194-195
More Books of the Bible,
196-199
James and Jude, 196
hebrews, 196
1 and 2 Peter, 197
1, 2, and 3 John, 198
revelation, 199
reading Guide to the Bible,
205-217
the Apostles Creed, 218-219
sCriPture index, 220-223
suBJeCt index, 224-234
iMAGe Guide, 235-240
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kiDs, this is my
assistant, Cornelius. hell help
get our luggage anD get you
settleD in. ill see you tonight
when i get baCk.
hello,
everyone. niCe
to meet you.
hi
Cornelius.
niCe to
meet
you too!
you have
a weirD
name.
okay, i neeD to go or
ill be late. you kiDs
be gooD.
Can we Call
you Corny?
uh, i
prefer
Cory...
DaD, Can we go on
this tour tomorrow?
its really Cool!
son, this tour

isnt worth going on.
its for tourists, not serious
sCholars like us. we Dont want
to see a bunCh of siDeshow
nonsense.
were here
on a sCientifiC
missionto finD
eviDenCe about the past
anD DisCover
the truth.
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Dont worry,
little bro.
were going to
have all kinDs of
aDventures.
but it
looks
fun...
thats
right. anD
eDuCational.
arChaeology
is really
interesting.
thats why your

mom anD i agreeD you
shoulD travel with me
this summer. youre
going to have the
experienCe of
a lifetime!
Later that day...

hi toby. these
are riCharDs kiDs. im helping
them move in for the summer.
everyboDy, this is tobyhe lives
in the neighborhooD.
hey, Cory.
whats going
on?
hey, toby. so,

have you liveD
here in israel
your whole
life?
yes, im
an israeli
Citizen.
i DiDnt know
jewish people
CoulD Do that.
are you
jewish?
sure, they
Can. anyboDy
Can beCome a
Christian.
iC
inD
e past
r
aCtually, im a
jewish Christian.
i was born jewish,
but a year ago my
mom anD DaD beCame
believers in jesus
anD so DiD i.
im living
proof!
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the next morning ...
any pizza
left?
i love
pizza for
breakfast!
Cory? whats
going on?
you look
terrible.
somethings wrong.
your father never Came home
last night. ive been up all night
trying to ContaCt him but no
answer. i finally haD to Call
the poliCe anD report him as
missing.
im sorry, kiDs. i Dont

know whats going on,
anD i Dont know what
else to Do.
what? DaDs
missing?
what are you
talking about?
but the authorities are on

the Case. i guess all we
Can Do now is wait.
maybe he got
kiDnappeD by
aliens!
for the millionth

time, Carter, DaDs
just an orDinary
arChaeologist.
hes not inDiana
jones!
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wait, i know what to Do!

this says theyll take us
everywhere in the holy lanD.
ill bet they Can help us
finD DaD!
i Dont know,
Carter...
lets Do
it!
aCtually, thats a great

iDea. toby tolD me
yesterDay that he knows
those guys. he helps them
out sometimes on
their tours.
he saiD their broChure

is truethey really
Do travel to plaCes
noboDy else Does.
yeah! we Cant
just sit arounD here.
if DaD tries to Call
us, he Can always
reaCh us on Corys
Cell phone.
okay, okay.
i guess we CoulD
give it a try.
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here we are.
tolD you it
wasnt far.
Doesnt
look like
muCh.
this is insane.
i Cant believe i let
you talk me into
this.
are you
kiDDing? its
awesome!
DaDs missing.
weve got to Do
something!
this plaCe
is Cool!
aCtually, we were hoping

you CoulD help us finD our
father. hes an arChaeologist. he
went to visit a seCret loCation,
anD now hes missing!
hello there.
welCome
to fast lane
tours!
gooD to see you,

toby. are your frienDs
interesteD in taking
our majestiCal
mystery tour?
maybe if we
took you on our tour,
theres a gooD ChanCe we
CoulD run into your DaD.
we Cover the entire
holy lanD.
oh, wow.
sorry
to hear
that.
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Do
f
hey!
what is
that?
Look
out!
.
o
thats jumpin jaCk,
our pet jerboa. i founD
him in the Desert on one
of our trips. hes sort of
our masCot.
Come here, jj. we

have to get reaDy
if we are going.
hes so
Cute!
Dont let his Cuteness

fool you. hes quite
a rasCal.
well, we better get

reaDy to go miCk.
hey, Can you guys help
me out for a minute
baCk in my lab?
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here, help me take

these out to the bus
anD pass them out.
everyone on the tour
neeDs to Carry one of
these at all times.
what are
they?
this is our
seCret to
going anywhere
we want!
its a DeviCe i inventeD

by boosting the web-browsing,
gps, anD time-keeping funCtions
of the most aDvanCeD smart
phones available toDay.
i like to Call them

really smart phonesrsps
for short. wait till
you see what they
Can Do!
wow!
how Can
you afforD
all this
equipment?
josh wasnt
always a tour guiDe.
he maDe a fortune in
teleCommuniCations
Developing regular
smart phones anD
other things.
now hes putting

all his money to gooD use,
Doing what he always wanteD
to Do. anD thats showing
kiDs like you all the
awesome things
in the holy lanD!
stop
that, jj. it
tiCkles!
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listen up,
everyone! ive
programmeD toDays
Date anD time, our
starting loCation,
anD our first
Destination into
your rsps.
remember, keep your

rsp with you always. Do
not lose it. on our last
tour, three kiDs lost
theirs, anD we havent
seen them sinCe!
Do you think
thats true?
nah, theyre just

saying that to
sCare us.
were still
looking for
them.
anD whatever
you Do, Dont let
anyone who isnt
on the tour
touCh your rsp!
okay, its time to

navigate to the
first stop on our
majestiCal mystery
tour.
ive synCeD
all our rsps together
so that when i aCtivate
mine, well all travel
to the same plaCe anD
time.
there are some

not-so-niCe tour guiDes
out there who woulD Do
anything to get their
hanDs on one of
these things.
reaDy? braCe
yourselves for a
funbut slightly
bumpylittle riDe.
here we go!
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The Garden of Eden

in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). the earth was
formless, and God decided to create a paradise in this place. he created night and
day, land, water, plants, and animals. Next he created mankind. The first people were
Adam and eve. God gave Adam and eve a beautiful garden to live ineden. eden had
food, water, shelter, and everything Adam and eve needed. God asked Adam and eve
to take care of the garden, and God visited and walked through the garden with them.
i Dont believe it!

were in the garDen of
eDen. anD look! theres
aDam anD eve! wow, its
niCe arounD here. theyve
really got it maDe.
DiDnt i tell
you these tour
guiDes were
inCreDible?
wont we mess
up the spaCe/time
Continuum? the
whole fabriC of
the universe CoulD
unravel!
no, no. thats just

a bunCh of sCi-fi mumbo
jumbo. in real life,
when you travel through
time anD spaCe,
youre in a kinD of
time-warp bubble
noboDy Can see you,

anD you Cant affeCt
anything that happens.
or happeneD. or will
happen.
anyway, just
remember to keep
your rsp with you.
if you lose it, you
CoulD be stuCk here
forever.
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m.
what are
those two
eating? oh...
its the
forbiDDen
fruit!
isnt that
forbiDDen?
you,
feCt
pens.
will
st
keep
you.
, you
k here
what Does
forbiDDen
mean?
it means
thats a huge
no-no. anD
were all
in big, big
trouble.
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Effects of Sin on Creation

taking a bite of the fruit forbidden, which Adam and eve were told not to eat, doesnt
seem like a very big deal but it was. the result of doing what God had told them not
to do was a broken relationship between all people and the creator of the world.
We read in Genesis 2, the first book of the Bible, that God told Adam and Eve that they
could eat from any tree in the Garden of eden except for one tree, on which grew a
unique type of fruit. have you ever done something that you knew was wrong but did
it anyway?
i mean all
their ChilDren ...
anD granDChilDren ...
anD great-granDChilDren.
all their DesCenDants.
what in
the worlD
happeneD?
sin in the
worlD, thats
what happeneD.
anD it affeCteD
everyboDy.
what Do you
mean, everyboDy?
there are only
two people on
earth. not
Counting us.
everyone will
suffer beCause
of what the first
two people DiD,
beCause now aDam
anD eve have been
ChangeD.
WoW!
theyre not
pure anymore, like
they useD to be.
something baD
happeneD insiDe
them, anD it got
passeD Down
to us.
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The Garden of Eden
ot
What is Sin?
sin is either doing what
God has told us not to do,

or not doing what he has
told us to do. An example

is if you were told to not
throw a ball in the house.
since you know the rule, it
is your choice whether you
follow the rule or choose
to throw the ball. even
if nobody sees, and you
throw the ball, you have
still broken the house rule.
this applies to Gods laws,
or rules. he has given us a
set of rules to live our lives
by, and when we break
them, we sin.
l
e
st
D,
am
en
things have
gotten gloomy
arounD here. what say
we navigate to the
seConD stop on our
tour anD see
what happens
next?
yeah,
i Dont
think well
finD DaD
here.
okay,
time to
Call in the
Chopper!
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The Problem & the Solution

God told Adam and eve that the punishment for eating the fruit from the one tree in
the middle of the garden would cause them to die. Before this time nothing in the
world had died. But once they had eaten the forbidden fruit, not only did they die
spiritually, they began to die physically. the spiritual death was a separation between
God and mankind.
the bite that Adam and eve took from the forbidden fruit has continued to affect
every person who is born. Adam and eve disobeyed God and brought sin into the
world. But because God still loved Adam and eve, as well as all other people who
would be born after them, he had to have a sacrifice to fix the problem.
before we move on,

take a look at this map. no one knows
for sure where the garDen of eDen was,
but we Do know it was near the tigris
anD euphrates rivers. so it CoulD have
been somewhere near these markeD
areas on the map.
wow,
holographiC
projeCtions! i DiDnt
know rsps CoulD
Do that.
you Can play

really Cool
viDeo games on
them too.
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The Garden of Eden
n
Genesis 3:24 After he drove the man out, he
placed on the east side of the Garden of eden
cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back
and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
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the flood
Many years after Adam and eves disobedience, people continued to misbehave.
Adam and even had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain didnt like Abel (which isnt
unusual for brothers to fight), so he killed him (which is overdoing it!). That was
the first murder. The world kept getting worse. People forgot God and treated each
other so poorly that God decided to start over. he decided to destroy the world and
all people with a flood. Everybody, that is, except Noah and his familyand the
animals God sent to noah. noah had remained faithful and true to God, so God sent
instructions on building the great ark.
how DiD you Call in a
Chopper? they havent been
inventeD yet!
hey, Can josh
really fly this
thing?
t
fo
th
things still look awfully

gloomy. this storm seems
baD enough to sink that
Cruise ship Down there.
maybe its an
exotiC Cruise.
no big Deal. josh has

figureD out how to link
rsps to any form of
transport. if it exists in
our time, we Can use it.
i Dont think thats

a Cruise ship, sis.
there are giraffes
stiCking out of the
roof!
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5/14/13 3:00 PM
The ark
lenGth: 450 Feet
Width: 75 Feet
heiGht: 45 Feet
noahs ark was twice as long as a Boeing 747.
Dont worry, kiDs.

this rain wont last
forever. pretty soon
therell be blue skies
anD a rainbow.
noah obeyed God and started building

the ark, even though his friends and
others in his community laughed at
him. When the ark was finished, Gods
word became true, and the flood
came. God sent huge amounts of
water that covered the earth. the rain
goD is
resCuing
some gooD
people anD a lot of
animals. hes giving
the worlD a seConD
ChanCe.
hang on,
everyboDy. were
heaDing for our
next stop!
lasted forty days and forty nights, but

the water lasted 371 days. noah spent
one year and seventeen days in the
ark with his family and the animals!
(Can you imagine the smell?) Finally
the water receded, and the ark landed
on Mount Ararat. God made a promise
to noah that he would never destroy
the world again by a flood. The
symbol of this promise is a rainbow
that can still be seen in the clouds
today. (Genesis chapters 7-9)
Stories of the flood are found in the
ancient traditions of the American
indians, egypt, Greece, China, india,
Mexico, Britain, and other places.
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The tower of babel

Many years after the flood, a group of people in a place called Shinar decided to
build a tower that would reach to the heavens. the tower was called Babel. up until
this time all the people of the earth spoke the same language. the people wanted to
reach heaven so they could be like God. God didnt like this plan, so God caused the
people to begin speaking in different languages. God caused confusion, and no one
understood pass me that peg and pulley. Building came to a halt. (Genesis 11:1-9)
weve brought
you baCk to the present, so
we Can show you that some
of the things that existeD in
bible times are still
arounD toDay.
heres a ziggurat,
whiCh is like the
tower of babel
mentioneD in the bible.
its been rebuilt, so
people Can see what it
useD to look like.
its huge!
Can we
Climb it?
go aheaD.
Dont fall
off!
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Languages of the Bible

the words of the Bible were originally
written in two languages. the old
testament was written mostly in
hebrew. to us, hebrew looks very
strange. its written backwards, from
right to left. the new testament was
written mostly in Greek. Greek was the
language almost everybody used in
the time of Jesus, and it looks much
more like english. some of the stories
of the Bible were written on tablets of
clay, or dried animal skins, because
paper had not been invented yet.
Because of the work of translators, the
Bible has been translated into many
different languages. today, people
from every part of the world can read
the stories of the Bible in their own
language. one of those languages is
english, which you are reading now.
hes not here

anymore.
theres no one
here but us.
what DiD you
finD, jj? let me
see that...
its DaDs watCh!

he must have been
here!
well, at least its a

Clue. but this isnt
exaCtly a top-seCret
site. what was he
Doing here?
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abraham
Abraham, or Abram, as he was once called, was told by God to leave the area where
he had grown up and move to a new land called Canaan. this took a lot of faith
tr
te
no
and obedience on Abrahams part because he was leaving behind everything he

knew. Abraham and his wife, sarah, moved to Canaan as God had instructed. this
move would take Abraham almost six hundred miles away from his family into an
unfamiliar land. Abrahams journey to Canaan was part of Gods plan for reconciling
himself with mankind. (Genesis 12:1-20)
or
or
du
an
another reason why

we brought you here is
beCause this ziggurat
is loCateD in ur, the
hometown of abraham.
he was an important
person in goDs story.
During the next part of our
tour, were going to travel
from ur to Canaan, just like
abraham DiD.
an
po
be
on
(T
br
it
an
at least we have the

Chopper, so we wont
have to riDe Camels
or something.
th
60
th
so
what? oh no.
no way. i Dont
Do Camels!
to
am
co
fo
aCtually,
the Camel
riDe is part of
the mystery tour
experienCe. no
extra Charge!
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Travel
travel during the time of the old
testament was not easy. there were
no roads or cars. People either walked
or rode an animal such as a donkey
or camel. to make matters worse,
most towns were days apart. travel
during this time was long, difficult,
and dangerous. there were wild
animals like lions and bears. there
were bandits ready to attack and no
police for protection. People traveled
mainly at night to avoid robbers and
because it was cooler. And the going
was sloooow! Most travelers could
only go about nine or ten miles a day.
(Thats like five minutes in a car.) And
when people went on a trip, they had to
bring enough food and water to make
it to their next destination. if Abraham
and his family could have gone straight,
haran
they would have only had to go about
nineveh
Asshur
600 miles. But they had to travel along

the river because they needed water,
damascus
so they went about 1,100 miles from ur

to Schechem. Today we could fly that
amount in a few hours or drive it in a
couple days. it took Abraham about
four months!
ramoth Gilead
shechem
succoth
Babylon
ur
possible routes of abraHAms journey
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abrahams family
th
Abraham grew up in a place called ur of the Chaldeans. When he was older, his
family moved to the land of Canaan. however, when they got to a town called harran,
Abrahams father (terah) decided to stay. When Abraham grew up, he married sarah.
one day God came to Abraham and told him to leave harran and go to the land of
Canaan, which God promised to give him and his descendants. (Genesis 12:1-4)
there was only one problem with Gods promise. Abraham and sarah never had
children. As they grew older Abraham and sarah always followed Gods commands.
Because of their faithfulness, God made them another promise. God said he would
give Abraham and sarah a child (Genesis 15), and just as God had promised, Abraham
and sarah had a son. they called him isaac. When isaac was born, Abraham was one
hundred years old, and Sarah was ninety!
it was through isaac that God promised to bless all the nations. isaac had two
children, Esau and Jacob. Esau and Jacob were twins, but Esau was born first. In
old testament times, the oldest son inherited everything, so esau would inherit his
fathers possessions and receive a special blessing.
Jacob was jealous. one day esau came home very hungry, and Jacob traded esaus
birthright for a bowl of beans! In spite of the sneaky way Jacob got his fathers
blessing, God also blessed Jacob, and in a dream, God promised that Jacob would
become a large nation and a blessing to the whole world.
Jacob had twelve children. Jacobs twelve sons would later become the nation of
israel. As we read in the new testament, we learn that it was through the line of
Judah, one of Jacobs twelve sons, that king david and Jesus were born. Jesus was
the ultimate fulfillment of Gods promise to Abrahamthat he would have many
descendants and all nations would be blessed through him.
this whole
t-t-tour thing
is a b-b-big
mistake...
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Ja
ca
Jacobs Name Change

the name Jacob means to cheat. But in a dream, Jacob wrestled with God, and
Jacob persevered. God gave Jacob a new name, israel, which means Prince of God.
Abrahams descendants became known as israelites, and the whole nation was
called israel.
this is it Canaan,
the lanD goD promiseD
to abraham anD his
DesCenDants.
Adventure Readings
Abraham and lot: Genesis 13-14
thats why they

Call it the
promiseD lanD!
hagar and ishmael: Genesis 16

destruction of sodom and Gomorrah:
Genesis 18:1-33; 19:1, 12-29
hagar and ishmael are sent away:
Genesis 21:8-20
that trip DiDnt

take as long as i
expeCteD.
God asks Abraham to sacrifice Isaac:

Genesis 22:1-19
thanks to rsp
teChnology, we got
here a little faster
than abraham DiD. Cant
waste time, you know.
anD speaking of time,

its time to Do a little
time-jump baCk to
bible times. get reaDy,
everyone!
CheCk this out.

Camel surfing!
27
5/14/13 3:01 PM
joseph & egypt
of Jacobs twelve sons, Benjamin and Joseph were his two youngest. Before
Benjamin was born, Jacob favored Joseph and gave him special privileges that his
older brothers did not have. Because of Jacobs favoritism toward Joseph, Josephs
older brothers became resentful and angry with him. once Joseph was given a coat
from his father made from many colorful pieces of fabric. though it was a wonderful
gift, it again showed his brothers that their father liked Joseph best.
one night Joseph had a dream that his brothers were bowing down to him. When he
told the dream to his brothers, they became very angry and wanted to kill him. A few
days later, Joseph was sent by his father to check on his brothers who were out in
the field. When they saw Joseph coming, they decided to throw him into a cistern, a
type of well, and sold him to a group of traders who were passing by on their way to
egypt. to explain to their father why Joseph was missing, they poured some blood on
his colorful coat and told their father that an animal had attacked and killed Joseph.
Jacob was very sad, and Joseph was sold as a slave in egypt. (Genesis 37:18-36)
i
here we are. a big
jump in time for us.
abrahams granDson,
jaCob, now has a
family of his own. a
big one!
awesome
wipeout,
DuDe!
thanks,
DuDe!
o
anD the brothers
Dont always get
along. youre about
to see one of
historys biggest
Cases of sibling
rivalry.
mom always
tells us to
work things
out.
something
tells me
these
brothers
arent Doing
that.
28
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mo
they
to t
Egypt
egypt is a very big country, although most
egyptians live along the nile river. the
river helps people grow food and travel
from one city to another without too much
work. during the time of the old testament,
the nile river would rise each year about
twenty-four feet and flood the surrounding
lands. At first you might think this is a
bad thing, but the flood water contained
needed nutrients that made the soil rich,
which provided food for the people of the
land. Many of the stories that you read
about in Genesis and exodus take place in
this land of Pharaohs, pyramids, and sand.
in fact, egypt contains a lot of sand. egypt
is mostly a desert area, which is why most
of the people live near the nile river.
more likely
theyre planning
to take him out.
are we riDing
these Camels all
the way to egypt?
i think theyre
tireD. weve got
a better iDea!
29
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pyramids & archaeology
the pyramids are large structures that are
be
square at the bottom with a point at the top
th
and were built in egypt by slaves several
To
thousand years agoafter the time Joseph
ca
lived. Many of these slaves were of Josephs
of
family and were called the israelites. there
en
are still some pyramids standing in egypt
ar
today that can be visitedif youre willing to
ho
ride a camel to get to them.
le
pr
di
pr
st
in
i DiDnt know the
pyramiDs were
arounD in bible
times.
quit
bumping
me!
sure they
were. joseph
saw them
too.
th
you CoulD
say he saw
the best anD
worst of
egypt.
bo
bo
wait till you hear

the rest of his
story. talk about
going from the
bottom to the top!
to
al
iD like to
go to the
top of that
pyramiD!
sorry.
30
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je
eg
Archaeology & Mummies

Archaeology is the study of items left
behind by a culture to determine how
they lived and what they believed.
To find these items, archeologists
carefully dig in the ground with hopes
of finding pottery, jewelry, or even
entire buildings. Through these finds,
archaeologists try to piece together
how the people lived and acted.
one practice archaeologists have
learned about is how egyptians
preserved the bodies of those who
died, a traditional ritual called
mummification. Mummification is the
process of taking the body of someone
who has died and wrapping him up in
strips of cloth before placing the body
in a tomb. one example of a mummy
that archaeologists have found is the
body of King Tut. King Tuts mummified
body was found in a burial room, or
tomb, inside a pyramid. Archaeologists
also found valuable items like gold,
jewelry, and weapons, which the
egyptians believed would protect
king tut after his death.
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josephs journey in egypt

After being sold to Potifer as a slave, Joseph worked hard and eventually became
Potifers property manager. in his new position, Joseph spent much of his time
around the main house, where he met Potifers wife. she did not like Joseph
because he was an honorable man and would not do anything to hurt Potifer. she
told her husband lies about Joseph that caused Joseph to be thrown in prison.
(Genesis 39:1-18)
While Joseph was in prison, the Pharaoh became angry with two of his officials, a
baker and a cupbearer, whom he had thrown into prison. one night both of the men
had a strange dream. the next morning they discussed their dreams with each other,
but they could not figure out what the dreams meant. Joseph, however, was able to
interpret the meaning of their dreams and explain what they meant. unfortunately, the
meaning of the bakers dream was not good news. Joseph said it meant that he was
going to die very soon. the cupbearers dream was very good news, as Joseph said it
meant that he was going to be back at his old job and continue working for Pharaoh.
the results came about just as he had predicted. (Genesis 40:1-23)
here is joseph,
a slave whos
been thrown into
prison.
thats pretty muCh

the bottom of the
barrel in egypt.
you Cant get muCh
lower than that.
but wait till
you see what
goD Does
next!
ouCh! get off
my arm, Carter.
youre Crushing
it!
i Cant see!
i Cant see!
sorry,
i Cant
help it!
32
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he
move over!
emily, Can you,

like, get your
hair out of my
faCe?
what Do you
want me to
Do, Cut it
off?
i still
Cant see!
33
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joseph in pharaohs court

two years later, the Pharaoh had a
strange dream about seven fat cows
and seven skinny cows. no one in
his court could explain these dreams
to the Pharaoh. then the cupbearer
remembered his own dream and
how Joseph had been able to explain
it. Joseph was brought before the
Pharaoh. Joseph explained that the
cows represented seven years. the
seven fat cows were seven good years
for growing and harvesting crops and
the seven skinny cows were seven bad
years of bad crops and famine. the
Pharaoh was impressed with Joseph
and put him in charge of all the food
supplies in egypt.
Joseph not only helped to save egypt
from the years of famine, he also
saved his brothers and their families.
like egypt, Canaans citizens, where
Josephs family still lived, were
starving and in need of food. Josephs
brothers travelled to egypt to ask
for food. At first the brothers did not
recognize Joseph, but later he revealed
his true identity and saved his family
and many others during the famine.
(Genesis 41-43)
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as you Can see, goD

has raiseD joseph
to a plaCe of honor
anD power.
hes now pharaohs

right-hanD man. thats
pretty muCh the top of
the heap in egypt. you
Cant get muCh higher
than that.
not unless
youre the
pharaoh.
this is muCh
better! at least
here theres
room for an
auDienCe.
anD
popCorn!
it woulD be niCe
if they haD some
Comfy seats,
though.
hey, josephs in
Charge of all the
fooD now. maybe he
CoulD get us some
snaCks.
no time for
that. we have to
navigate to our
next stop now.
gotta stay on
sCheDule!
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