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The six days God spent creating the world, and the seventh day he rested (during Genesis). -
Eve was tricked by Satan into eating an apple from the tree of knowledge, and Adam followed in her footsteps. Because of this, they were banished from the garden. -
The flood was God's way of punishing man for their sins, allowing two of each animal, as well as Noah and his family, to survive on a boat. -
Abram is called out to by God to become the first patriarch of the Old Testament, Abram's name being changed to Abraham at God's wishes. -
Jacob and his twin, Esau, were the sons of Abraham - Esau, being the firstborn, was supposed to inherit the patriarch, but Esau traded it to Jacob for some stew. Once he was the patriarch, God changed his name to Israel. -
Joseph was the son of Israel (Jacob), one of 12, and Jacob's favorite, having made him a beautiful coat of many different colors. His siblings got jealous of Jacob's favoritism towards Joseph and sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt. -
Moses was a remarkable prophet, leading the Israelite slaves out of Egypt by spreading the Red Sea. But on Mount Sinai, he found the ten commandments written by God for the Israelites to follow. -
Jericho, the first walled city in the world, Israelites had to 'fight' for their conquest of Cannan. Joshua and the Israelites marched around the wall once a day for six days, and then on the seventh day they marched around the wall seven times, blowing trumpets. -
Judge is the sad and dark story of the downfall of Israel, the Kings going from okay to downright horrible. -
Saul and David have an interesting story - Saul began to plot to kill David, and the new general seemed to get too close to the King's life.