Genesis Bible Trivia Questions and Answers

Questions for Genesis 1

Q: Who was alive at the very beginning of the world?

·        No one

·        Adam and Eve

·        Animals

·        God

A: Angels could have been alive, but the Bible tells us only of God being alive at the very beginning of the world. Genesis 1:1 reads - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

 

Q: What was hovering over the waters of the empty earth?

·        Stars

·        Angels

·        The Spirit of God

·        Nothing

A: Genesis 1:2 reads - Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

 

Q: Which came first?

·        Sea creatures

·        Birds

·        Land animals

·        Plants

A: God created plants on the third day. He created birds and sea creatures on Day 5. He created land animals on Day 6, just before He created humans.

 

Q: Which came first?

·        Light

·        The sun

·        The moon

·        The stars

A: God created light before the sun, moon, or stars. God can shine light all by Himself. Revelation 21:23 reads - The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light...

 

Q: True or false? God can create something just by saying it.

·        True

·        False

A: In Genesis 1, we read that God created many things by simply saying, "Let there be..."

 

Q: What did God create to be like Himself?

·        The earth

·        The water

·        The sun

·        Humans

A: In Genesis 1:26-27, God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

 

Q: When God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness...," who was He talking to?

·        Angels

·        Other humans

·        Other gods

·        Jesus and the Holy Spirit

A: Since humans are made in the image of God, not anything else, He must have been speaking to the other Members of the Trinity, God the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit.

 

Q: What were people supposed to eat in the beginning?

·        Fish

·        Plants

·        Birds

·        Land animals

A: In Genesis 1:29, God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

 

Q: What were animals supposed to eat in the beginning?

·        Other animals

·        People

·        Water only

·        Plants

A: In Genesis 1:30, God said, "And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.”

 

Q: True or false? God was not happy with the world He made.

·        True

·        False

A: God was happy with the world He made. Genesis 1:31 reads - God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

 

Questions for Genesis 2

Q: On what day did God rest from all His work?

·        Day 5

·        Day 7

·        Day 3

·        Day 8

A: Gen 2:1 reads - By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work.

 

Q: Man was formed from _.

·        Sand

·        Clay

·        Dust

·        Flesh

A: Gen 2:7 reads - Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

 

Q: Where did God plant a garden for the man He created?

·        Eden

·        Gethsemane

·        Judea

·        Jordan

A: Gen 2:8 reads - Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

 

Q: True or false? In the middle of the garden was the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

·        False

·        True

A: Gen 2:9 reads - The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden was the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

 

Q: The river from Eden separated into _ headwaters.

·        8

·        4

·        14

·        2

A: Gen 2:10 reads - A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.

 

Q: Before God sent rain, what watered the land?

·        Stream

·        Snow

·        A Hail

·        Mist

A: Gen 2:5 reads - Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth[a] and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams[b] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

 

Q: Which of these minerals could be found in Havilah?

·        Opal

·        Jasper

·        Gold

·        Beryl

A: Gen 2:11 reads - The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

 

Q: Why did God put Adam in the garden of Eden?

·        To live there

·        To wait for rain to fall

·        To see the animals

·        To work it and take care of it

A: Gen 2:15 reads - The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

 

Q: What would happen to Adam if he disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit?

·        He would die

·        He would have knowledge

·        He would have to be on his own

·        Life would go on as usual

A: Gen 2:17 reads - but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

 

Q: What did God make out of Adam's rib?

·        Animals

·        Angels

·        Breathe of Life

·        Eve

A: Gen 2:22 reads - Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

 

Questions for Genesis 3

Q: Which animal was craftier than all the other land animals?

·        Monkey

·        Lion

·        Serpent

·        Fish

A: Gen 3:1 reads - Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made.

 

Q: According to the serpent, why didn’t God want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

·        So that they would not also have power to create life.

·        So that they would not be as wise as God Himself.

·        So that they would not also become God.

·        So that their eyes would not open to know good and evil like God.

A: Gen 3:4 reads - “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

 

Q: What does it mean for Adam and Eve’s eyes to open?

·        They would be God.

·        They would know good and evil.

·        Their sights would improve.

·        They would know more than God.

A: Gen 3:5 reads - “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

 

Q: Where did Adam and Eve hide when God called?

·        Among the olive trees.

·        Among the sicamore trees.

·        Behind the fig tree.

·        Among the trees in the garden.

A: Gen 3:8 reads - Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

 

Q: Once Adam and Eve realized they were naked, what did they use to cover themselves?

·        Skin

·        Fig leaves

·        Nothing

·        Clothes

A: Gen 3:7 reads - Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

 

Q: For how long would the serpent be under the curse pronounced by God?

·        1000 years

·        All the days of its life

·        14 days

·        40 years

A: Gen 3:14 reads - So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.”

 

Q: When God called Adam, why did he hide?

·        He was naked

·        He had become like God

·        The serpent was right

·        The serpent was wrong

A: Gen 3:10 reads - He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

 

Q: The name Eve means _.

·        Mother of all the living

·        Female

·        Childbearer

·        Mother

A: Gen 3:20 reads - Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

 

Q: Who made Adam eat the forbidden fruit?

·        Serpent

·        Eve

·        Angels

·        No one

A: Gen 3:6 reads - When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

 

Q: What was the serpent cursed to eat?

·        Sand

·        Dust

·        Herbs

·        Stones

A: Gen 3:14 reads - You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.

 

Questions for Genesis 4

Q: The first human being born was called _.

·        Cain

·        Adam

·        Eve

·        Seth

A: Gen 4:1 reads - Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.

 

Q: Cain answered God’s question about where Abel was, saying, “I don't know. _”

·        Seth

·        Am I my brother's keeper?

·        Why do you ask?

·        You love him more than me

A: Gen 4:9 reads - Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

 

Q: What did Cain do for a living?

·        Herdsman

·        Farmer

·        Blacksmith

·        Shepherd

A: Gen 4: 2 reads - Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

 

Q: What kind of sacrifice did Abel give to God?

·        Fat

·        Fat and first born

·        Pure and first born

·        Big and well fed

A: Gen 4:4 reads - And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering

 

Q: Why was Cain angry after offering his sacrifice to the Lord?

·        It was because he did not want to give any sacrifice

·        It was because he did not have enough to sacrifice with

·        It was because Abel offered a bigger sacrifice

·        It was because the Lord did not favor his sacrifice

A: Gen 4:4-5 reads - The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

 

Q: The _ of Abel cried to God even though Abel was dead.

·        Soul

·        Mouth

·        Sacrifice

·        Blood

A: Gen 4:10 reads - The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.

 

Q: Who was the first human being God cursed?

·        Cain

·        Eve

·        Adam

·        Abel

A: Gen 4:11 reads - Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

 

Q: How many times would vengeance be taken against anyone who would kill Cain?

·        7

·        6

·        14

·        3

A: Gen 4:15 reads - But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.”

 

Q: Where was the land of Nod?

·        West of Eden

·        East of Euphrates

·        West of Tigris

·        East of Eden

A: Gen 4:16 reads - So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

 

Q: Eve said, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel since Cain killed him.” What was the child's name?

·        Adam

·        Zillah

·        Seth

·        Hannah

A: Gen 4:25 reads - Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

 

Questions for Genesis 5

Q: Why did God take Enoch away?

·        He was bad and needed a time-out.

·        It was Enoch's time to die.

·        He walked faithfully with God.

·        God wanted to make room for other people.

A: Gen 5:24 reads - Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

 

Q: Who was Noah the son of?

·        Lamech

·        Adam

·        Seth

·        Jared

A: Gen 5:28-29 reads - When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. He named him Noah

 

Q: What is the meaning of the name Noah?

·        Fertile

·        Love

·        Peace

·        Ground

A: Gen 5:29 reads - He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”

 

Q: Who lived longest on this earth?

·        Methuselah

·        Cainan

·        Noah

·        Jared

A: Gen 5:27 reads - Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

 

Q: True or false? Adam had daughters.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 5:4 reads - After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

 

Questions for Genesis 6

Q: In Genesis 6:2, who were the sons of God?

·        Angels

·        Merchants

·        Christians

·        Kings

A: Gen 6:2 reads - the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

 

Q: God said humans would only live another _ years before the Flood came.

·        900

·        70

·        120

·        50

A: Gen 6:3 reads - Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with[a] humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

 

Q: How many sons did Noah have?

·        3

·        5

·        4

·        7

A: Gen 6:10 reads - Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

 

Q: Noah's Ark was _ cubits long.

·        150

·        300

·        700

·        200

A: Gen 6:15 reads - This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long..

 

Q: Why did the sons of God come to marry the women on the earth?

·        They disobeyed God

·        They were enticed by their beauty

·        They wanted to be humans

·        God commanded them to

A: Gen 6:2 reads - the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

 

Q: Why did God threaten to destroy man?

·        They were giants

·        Sons of God had committed a sin

·        Noah asked him to

·        It was because of the wickedness of man

A: Gen 6:5 reads - The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.

 

Q: Noah found _ in the eyes of the LORD.

·        Grace

·        Favor

·        Love

·        Forgiveness

A: Gen 6:8 reads - But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

 

Q: During the days of Noah, what evil deed of man had filled the earth?

·        Vanity

·        Violence

·        Deceit

·        Theft

A: Gen 6:13 reads - So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.

 

Q: Which type of wood was used to build Noah's Ark?

·        Cedar

·        Oak

·        Cypress

·        Gopher

A: Gen 6:14 reads - So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

 

Q: Who gave Noah the measurements and showed him how he should build the ark?

·        Adam

·        Noah's sons

·        Seth

·        God

A: Gen 6:13-15 reads - So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

 

Questions for Genesis 7

Q: How many pairs of each type of bird did Noah take into the Ark?

·        7

·        3

·        5

·        2

A: Gen 7:3 reads - and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

 

Q: True or false? The flood of Noah’s time covered the whole face of the earth.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 7:19 reads - They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.

 

Q: How many people were in the Ark?

·        22

·        3

·        6

·        8

A: Gen 7:13 reads - On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.

 

Q: Who shut the door of the Ark once everyone had entered in?

·        God

·        Ham

·        Noah

·        Shem

A: Gen 7:16 reads - The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.

 

Q: It rained for _ days and nights.

·        2

·        15

·        40

·        80

A: Gen 7:12 reads - And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

 

Q: How many pairs of each clean animal were in the Ark?

·        7

·        5

·        3

·        2

A: Gen 7:2 reads - Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male, and its mate..

 

Q: How old was Noah at the time of the flood?

·        500

·        400

·        600

·        300

A: Gen 7:6 reads - Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth.

 

Q: The waters of the flood rose and covered the mountains to a height of _.

·        200 Cubits

·        15 Cubits

·        300 Cubits

·        70 Cubits

A: Gen 7:20 reads - The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.

 

Q: How many women were on the Ark?

·        1

·        6

·        4

·        10

A: Gen 7:13 reads - On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.

 

Questions for Genesis 8

Q: The Ark rested on Mount _.

·        Sinai

·        Ararat

·        Nebo

·        Hermon

A: Gen 8:4 reads - and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

 

Q: Which animals did Noah send to check whether the water had receded?

·        Eagle and Dove

·        Raven and Dove

·        Sparrow and Dove

·        Hummingbird and Dove

A: Gen 8:6-8 reads - After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.

 

Q: When the dove was sent out a second time by Noah, what did it come back with?

·        Fig leaf

·        Lime leaf

·        Olive leaf

·        Cedar leaf

A: Gen 8:11 reads - When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf!

 

Q: How old was Noah by the time the waters dried?

·        602

·        605

·        601

·        700

A: Gen 8:13 reads - By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth.

 

Q: Why did Noah go out of the Ark?

·        God told him to

·        He could see the ground was dry

·        His sons asked him to

·        He was desperate to go out

A: Gen 8:15-16 reads - Then God said to Noah, 16 “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.

 

Q: What was the first thing Noah did once he got out of the Ark?

·        He farmed

·        He prayed

·        He explored the land

·        He built an altar and burnt sacrifices on it

A: Gen 8:20 reads - Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

 

Q: The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said _ “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.

·        in His heart

·        in His Mind

·        to Noah

·        to Noah's sons

A: Gen 8:21 reads - The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.

 

Q: True or false? Noah sent the dove out a third time, but it did not come back to him.

·        False

·        True

A: Gen 8:12 reads - He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.

 

Questions for Genesis 9

Q: Noah lived for _ years.

·        950

·        100

·        800

·        980

A: Gen 9:29 reads - Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

 

Q: What was Noah's profession after the flood?

·        Carpenter

·        Farmer

·        Herdsman

·        Tailor

A: Gen 9:20 reads - Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded[a] to plant a vineyard.

 

Q: Who was the father of Canaan?

·        Noah

·        Ham

·        Shem

·        Japheth

A: Gen 9:22 reads - Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.

 

Q: The sign of the covenant would appear in form of a _

·        Group of Angels

·        Cluster of stars

·        Rainbow

·        Flock of birds

A: Gen 9:13 reads - I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

 

Q: The sign of the covenant would appear in the _.

·        Air

·        Clouds

·        Sea

·        Dust

A: Gen 9:14 reads - Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

 

Q: Who saw Noah naked?

·        Canaan

·        Shem

·        Ham

·        Na'amah

A: Gen 9:22 reads - Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.

 

Q: Who covered Noah's nakedness?

·        Shem and Canaan

·        Ham and Shem

·        Japheth and Ham

·        Shem and Japheth

A: Gen 9:23 reads - But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body.

 

Q: Why did Noah get naked?

·        He wanted to take a bath

·        He was drunk

·        He was swimming

·        He was changing clothes

A: Gen 9:21 reads - When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.

 

Q: Who did Noah curse?

·        Canaan

·        Shem

·        Japheth

·        Ham

A: Gen 9:25 reads - he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”

 

Q: After the flood, God made a covenant with _.

·        Noah

·        Noah and his sons and the animals

·        Noah's sons

·        Na'amah

A: Gen 9:8-10 reads - Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you...

 

Questions for Genesis 10

Q: Who was the first mighty hunter on earth?

·        Cush

·        Nimrod

·        Asshur

·        Gomar

A: Gen 10:9 reads - He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

 

Q: Who founded the city of Babylon?

·        Seba

·        Nimrod

·        Canaan

·        Asshur

A: Gen 10: 9-10 reads He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.

 

Q: True or false? Jebusites were descendants of Canaan.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 10:15-16 reads - Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites…

 

Questions for Genesis 11

Q: Why did the people stop building the city and the tower?

·        They were tired

·        They did not understand each other's language

·        They were told to stop

·        They wanted to

A: Gen 11:8-9 reads - So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

 

Q: According to Gen 11:9, what does Babel mean?

·        Wicked

·        Confusion

·        Strife

·        Corrupt

A: Gen 11:9 reads - That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

 

Q: How many sons did Terah have?

·        4

·        3

·        1

·        6

A: Gen 11:26 reads- After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

 

Q: Nahor was the brother to _.

·        Abram

·        Peleg

·        Shelah

·        Eber

A: Gen 11:26 reads- After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

 

Questions for Genesis 12

Q: How old was Abram when he left Haran?

·        75 years old

·        60 years old

·        80 years old

·        100 years old

A: Gen 12:4 reads - So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.

 

Q: Gen 12:3 reads - "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be _ through you.”

·        Favored

·        Honored

·        Blessed

·        Chosen

A: Gen 12:3 reads - "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

 

Q: When Pharaoh took Sarai to be his wife, what did he give to Abram in return?

·        Sheep, Gold, Silver and Camels

·        Sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

·        Sheep, 20 talents of silver, camels and cattle

·        Nothing

A: Gen 12:16 reads - He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

 

Q: Where was the first altar that Abram built?

·        Moreh

·        Ur

·        Haran

·        Canaan

A: Gen 12:6-7 reads - Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

 

Q: What made Abram and his company leave Canaan for Egypt?

·        Drought

·        War

·        Persecution

·        Famine

A: Gen 12:10 reads - Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

 

Q: True or false? Abram was afraid that the Egyptians might kill him and let his wife live because she was very rich.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 12:11-12 reads - As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

 

Q: What did Sarai have that could have caused harm to Abram in Egypt?

·        Money

·        Jewelry

·        Beauty

·        Love

A: Gen 12:11-12 reads - As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

 

Q: God said to Abram that He would make him a _ nation.

·        Prosperous

·        Rich

·        Great

·        Popular

A: Gen 12:2 reads - “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;

 

Q: What punishment did God give Pharaoh for taking Abram's wife Sarai?

·        Disease

·        Death

·        Famine

·        War

A: Gen 12:17 reads - But the Lord inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

 

Questions for Genesis 13

Q: Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. By this time, Abram had become very?

·        Tired

·        Weak

·        Angry

·        Wealthy

A: Gen 13:2 reads - Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

 

Q: Abram did not want to quarrel, so he allowed Lot to choose where he wanted to settle. Where did Lot choose?

·        The whole plain of the Jordan

·        Haran

·        Hai

·        Canaan

A: Gen 13:11 reads - So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company

 

Q: Abram and Lot had flocks and herds and tents, but the land would not support them while they stayed together. What arose because of this?

·        More work

·        Theft

·        Unity

·        Quarreling

A: Gen 13:6-7 reads - But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s.

 

Q: When Lot settled among the cities of the plain of Jordan, which city did he pitch his tents near?

·        Gomorrah

·        Sodom

·        Canaan

·        Jordan

A: Gen 13:12 reads - Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.

 

Q: The people of Sodom were _.

·        Tall

·        Giants

·        Wicked

·        Holy

A: Gen 13:13 reads - Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.

 

Q: God told Abram to look all around him because God was going to give his offspring all the land he saw for?

·        100 years

·        Forever

·        7 generations

·        700 years

A: Gen 13:14-15 reads - The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.

 

Q: True or false? God told Abram he was going to make Abram's offspring as numerous as the dust of the earth.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 13:16 reads - I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.

 

Questions for Genesis 14

Q: The valley of Siddim was full of?

·        Tar pits

·        Gold

·        Snakes

·        Sand

A: Gen 14:10 reads - Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.

 

Q: Who told Abram about Lot’s capture?

·        A friend

·        A neighbor

·        Passersby

·        A man who had escaped

A: Gen 14:13 reads - A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.

 

Q: How many trained servants did Abram arm to pursue and fight the four allies?

·        318

·        600

·        98

·        218

A: Gen 14:14 reads - When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

 

Q: What did Melchizedek bring to Abram on his return?

·        Cattle

·        Gold

·        Bread and Wine

·        Camels

A: Gen 14:18 reads - Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High

 

Questions for Genesis 15

Q: How did God speak to Abram?

·        His Angels

·        A dream

·        A vision

·        Physically

A: Gen 15:1 reads - After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:

 

Q: Abram had wished that God would give him _

·        An heir

·        Wisdom

·        Land to inherit

·        Great riches

A: Gen 15:2-3 reads - But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

 

Q: Abram became righteous by _

·        His wisdom

·        Being God's favourite

·        His deeds

·        His faith

A: Gen 15:5-6 reads- He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.” 6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

 

Q: Which one is referred to as the river of Egypt?

·        River Nile

·        River Zambezi

·        River Tana

·        River Niger

A: Gen 15:18 reads - On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants, I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—

 

Q: If Abram had remained childless, who would have inherited his estate?

·        Neighbors

·        His servant

·        His enemies

·        No one

A: Gen 15:3 reads - And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

 

Q: The Lord asked Abram to bring him an offering of a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove, and a young pigeon. How old were the heifer, goat, and ram to be?

·        Four years

·        Two years

·        Three years

·        Seven years

A: Gen 15:9 reads - So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”

 

Q: All of Abram's offerings were cut in half, except?

·        The birds

·        The ram

·        The heifer

·        The goat

A: Gen 15:10 reads - Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.

 

Q: As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep. What came over him?

·        His blanket

·        Terrible darkness

·        A thick and dreadful darkness

·        A bright light

A: Gen 15:12 reads - As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.

 

Q: How many years would Abram's descendants be strangers in a country not their own and be enslaved and mistreated?

·        400

·        300

·        10

·        700

A: Gen 15:13 reads - Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.

 

Q: The Lord told Abram that his descendants would come back to their land in the fourth generation because _ sin had not reached its full measure.

·        Cushites'

·        Amorites'

·        Canaanites'

·        Berites'

A: Gen 15:16 reads - In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

 

Questions for Genesis 16

Q: The Egyptian maidservant of Abram's wife Sarai was called?

·        Hagar

·        Hannah

·        Eve

·        Herodias

A: Gen 16:1 reads - Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar

 

Q: When Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife, how many years had they been in Canaan?

·        Seven

·        Two

·        Ten

·        Twenty

A: Gen 16:3 reads - So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.

 

Q: What did Hagar do after she knew she herself was pregnant with Abram's child?

·        Ignored Sarai

·        Mocked Sarai

·        Mistreated Sarai

·        Despised Sarai

A: Gen 16:4 reads - He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

 

Q: What did Sarai do to her maidservant Hagar that caused her to flee?

·        Warned her

·        Mistreated her

·        Abused her

·        Cursed her

A: Gen 16:6 reads - “Your slave is in your hands,” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her.

 

Q: The angel of the Lord found Hagar after she had fled from Sarai in the desert near _ on the road to Shur.

·        A spring

·        A tent

·        A tree

·        A valley

A: Gen 16:7 reads - The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

 

Q: The angel of the Lord told Hagar to go back to her mistress and?

·        Rebuke

·        Submit

·        Ask for forgiveness

·        Cry

A: Gen 16:9 reads - Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”

 

Q: The Angel of the Lord told Hagar to name her son _

·        Ishmael

·        Isaiah

·        Isaac

·        Issachar

A: Gen 16:11 reads - The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,[a] for the Lord has heard of your misery.

 

Q: The angel of the Lord compared Hagar's son Ishmael to which wild animal?

·        Bear

·        Lion

·        Boar

·        Donkey

A: Gen 16:12 reads - He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward[b] all his brothers.”

 

Q: Hagar said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." That is why the well was called _

·        Lo Lahai

·        Lah

·        Beer Lahai Roi

·        Roi Lah

A: Gen 16:14 reads - That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi[ it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

 

Q: How old was Abram when Hagar bore him Ishmael?

·        77

·        60

·        86

·        99

A: Gen 16:16 reads - Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

 

Questions for Genesis 17

Q: The Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”. How old was Abram?

·        90

·        99

·        102

·        95

A: Gen 17:1 reads - When Abram was ninety-nine years old

 

Q: Abram was to be a father of many nations, so the Lord named him _

·        Abraham

·        Adam

·        Isaac

·        Abrah

A: Gen 17:5 reads - No longer will you be called Abram[b]; your name will be Abraham,[c] for I have made you a father of many nations.

 

Q: What land did God give as an everlasting possession to Abraham and his descendants?

·        Babylon

·        Lebanon

·        Canaan

·        Egypt

A: Gen 17:8 reads - The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

 

Q: True or false? God instructed Abraham and every male among him to be circumcised.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 17:10 reads - This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

 

Q: At what age was a baby boy to be circumcised?

·        8 hours

·        8 years

·        8 days

·        8 weeks

A: Gen 17:12 reads - For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring.

 

Q: What name did God give Abraham's wife Sarai?

·        Sarah

·        Esther

·        Abigail

·        Mary

A: Gen 17:15 reads - God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

 

Q: God promised Abraham that Sarah would give birth to a son. Abraham would be 100 years old when he was born. How old was Sarah?

·        90

·        99

·        100

·        80

A: Gen 17:17 reads - Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

 

Q: “I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.” Who did God bless?

·        Abraham

·        Isaac

·        Esau

·        Ishmael

A: Gen 17:20 reads - And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

 

Q: God instructed Abraham to name the son born to Sarah _.

·        Isaac

·        Esau

·        Ishmael

·        Jacob

A: Gen 17:21 reads - But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.”

 

Q: Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised. How old was Ishmael?

·        15

·        11

·        13

·        14

A: Gen 17:24-25 reads - Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, and his son Ishmael was thirteen;

 

Questions for Genesis 18

Q: The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. When Abraham looked up, what did he see?

·        An Angel

·        A bright light

·        Three men standing nearby

·        A herd of cattle

A: Gen 18:2 reads - Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby.

 

Q: What did Abraham ask his wife Sarai to do?

·        Bake some bread

·        Give him some privacy

·        Help seat them

·        Introduce herself

A: Gen 18:6 reads - So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs[b] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”

 

Q: Besides curds and milk, what other food did Abraham offer the three men who visited Abraham?

·        Tender Lamb

·        Choice Calf

·        Grilled Vegetables

·        A fruit cake

A: Gen 18:7 reads - Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

 

Q: When the Lord, through the three visitors, announced that Sarah would give birth to a son in about a year. What did she do?

·        Laughed to herself

·        Rejoiced

·        Was numb

·        Fainted

A: Gen 18:12 reads - So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

 

Q: The Lord asked Abraham why Sarah had laughed, so she was afraid. What did she do?

·        Refused to answer

·        Lied

·        Apologized

·        Wept

A: Gen 18:15 reads - Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

 

Q: The Lord said, “Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be _ through him.”

·        Ruled

·        Protected

·        Blessed

·        Great

A: Gen 18:18 reads - Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

 

Q: Which cities did the Lord say that the outcry was so great and their sin so grievous that he would go down and see if what they had done was as bad as the outcry that had reached him?

·        Sodom and Gomorrah

·        Babylon and Sodom

·        Gomorrah and Canaan

·        Canaan and Babylon

A: Gen 18:20 reads - Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

 

Q: Abraham asked God to spare Sodom if he found a certain number of righteous people living there. How many did he first ask for?

·        50

·        82

·        75

·        95

A: Gen 18:22 reads – “What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?”

 

Q: True or false? God would destroy the righteous with the wicked.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 18:26 reads - The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

 

Q: When the men got up and left Abraham’s end, where were they heading?

·        Canaan

·        Egypt

·        Sodom

·        Hai

A: Gen 18:16 reads - When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.

 

Questions for Genesis 19

Q: In the evening while Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city of Sodom, who arrived?

·        Robbers

·        Angels

·        The Angel of Death

·        Abraham

A: Gen 19:1 reads - The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.

 

Q: Where did the two angels spend the night?

·        Lot's house

·        The Inn

·        Outside the city

·        In the Square

A: Gen 19:2 reads - “My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”

 

Q: All the men of Sodom surrounded Lot's house and wanted to have sex with the two angels. Who did Lot offer instead?

·        His servant girls

·        His wife

·        His daughters

·        No one

A: Gen 19:8 reads - Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”

 

Q: What happened to the men of Sodom who tried to break down the door of Lot's house?

·        They became blind

·        They became confused

·        They were struck dead

·        They fainted

A: Gen 19:11 reads - Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.

 

Q: When Lot told his sons-in-law that the Lord was going to destroy Sodom, what happened?

·        They were afraid

·        They thought it was a joke

·        They laughed

·        They ran away

A: Gen 19:14 reads - So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry[a] his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

 

Q: Lot and his family were to flee for their lives to the mountains and not stop in the plain or they would be swept away. What else were they told to do?

·        Cover their eyes

·        Hold hands

·        Not to look back

·        Nothing

A: Gen 19:17 reads - As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!”

 

Q: What was the name of the small town that Lot was told to flee to?

·        Zoar

·        Canaan

·        Ai

·        Gomorrah

A: Gen 19:22 reads - But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.

 

Q: The Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, including those living in the cities and the vegetation in the land. What rained down from the heavens?

·        A great rain

·        Burning sulfur

·        Burning rocks

·        Lightning

A: Gen 19:24 reads - Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens.

 

Q: When Lot's wife looked back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, she turned to?

·        Pile of ashes

·        Stone statue

·        Pillar of salt

·        Ice

A: Gen 19:26 reads - But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

 

Q: Lot and his two daughters left Zoar because he was afraid to live in Zoar. Where did they live?

·        Under a large tree

·        With Abraham

·        In a cave

·        In the wilderness

A: Gen 19:30 reads - Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.

 

Questions for Genesis 20

Q: When Abimelech king of Gerar was told by Abraham that Sarah was his sister, what did he do?

·        Sent for her and took her

·        Sent Abraham away

·        Kidnapped her

·        Complimented Abraham

A: Gen 20:2 reads - and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

 

Q: What did God call Abraham when he spoke to king Abimelech in a dream?

·        Prophet

·        Righteous

·        Good

·        Blessed

A: Gen 20:7 reads - Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”

 

Q: What did king Abimelech give Sarah's brother Abraham to cover his offense?

·        1 Kilo of Gold

·        1000 Shekels of Silver

·        150 Camels

·        20 Servants

A: Gen 20:16 reads - To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[a] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”

 

Questions for Genesis 21

Q: What was the name of the son Sarah bore to Abraham when he was 100 years old?

·        Ishmael

·        Lot

·        Isaac

·        Jacob

A: Gen 21:5 reads - Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

 

Q: When Isaac was 8 days old, who circumcised him?

·        Sarah

·        A prophet

·        Abraham

·        Lot

A: Gen 21:4 reads - When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.

 

Q: Sarah was _ years old at the time Isaac was born.

·        80

·        65

·        99

·        90

A: Gen 17:17 reads - Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

 

Q: Why did Sarah want Abraham to cast out Hagar and her son Ismael?

·        Ishmael mocked Isaac

·        She was rude

·        She was lazy

·        Their sons had fought

A: Gen 21: 9 reads - But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking,

 

Q: What did Abraham give Hagar and Ishmael before he sent them away?

·        Food and wine

·        His blessing

·        Water and a donkey

·        Food and water

A: Gen 21:14 reads - Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.

 

Q: What did Ishmael become when he grew up?

·        A businessman

·        An archer

·        A carpenter

·        Poor

A: Gen 21:20 reads - God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

 

Q: While Ishmael was living in the desert of Paran, his mother Hagar got a wife for him from?

·        Lebanon

·        Egypt

·        Canaan

·        Babylon

A: Gen 21:21 reads - While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.

 

Q: Who was the commander of Abimelech's forces?

·        Isaac

·        Lot

·        Phicol

·        Ishmael

A: Gen 21:22 reads - At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.”

 

Q: Abraham complained that Abimelech's servants had seized _

·        A herd of cattle

·        A well of water

·        His food

·        His clothes

A: Gen 21:25 reads - Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.

 

Questions for Genesis 22

Q: God told Abraham to take his only son Isaac and go to _.

·        Negev

·        Moriah

·        Moab

·        Lebanon

A: Gen 22:2 reads - Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

 

Q: Abraham saddled his donkey and took 2 servants and his son Isaac and traveled to Moriah to offer his sacrifice. On what day did they arrive?

·        3rd

·        10th

·        7th

·        4th

A: Gen 22:4 reads - On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

 

Q: What sacrifice did God tell Abraham to offer him?

·        A lamb

·        His only son, Isaac

·        A calf

·        His best harvest

A: Gen 22:2 reads - Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

 

Q: Abraham's son Isaac carried the wood for the sacrifice to God, Abraham carried?

·        Lighter

·        A knife

·        Lighter and knife

·        Fire and knife

A: Gen 22: 6 reads - Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife.

 

Q: What sacrifice did Abraham tell Isaac that God would provide to them?

·        A lamb

·        A calf

·        Grain

·        Doves

A: Gen 22:8 reads - Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

 

Q: After Abraham arranged the wood for the sacrifice, bound his son Isaac, laid him on the altar, and took the knife to slay him, who stopped him?

·        Sarah

·        His servants

·        The Angel of the Lord

·        No one

A: Gen 22:11 reads - But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

 

Q: what sacrifice did Abraham see caught by its horns in a thicket?

·        Bull

·        Deer

·        Goat

·        Ram

A: Gen 22:13 reads - Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

 

Questions for Genesis 23

Q: How old was Sarah when she died?

·        150

·        101

·        127

·        130

A: Gen 23:1 reads - Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.

 

Q: Who did Abraham speak to concerning the purchase of property for Sarah's burial?

·        Ephron the Hittite

·        Lot

·        Ishmael

·        Isaac

A: Gen 23:10 reads - Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

 

Q: Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of?

·        Lebanon

·        Egypt

·        Canaan

·        Goshen

A: Gen 23:19 reads - Afterward, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

 

Q: What price did Ephron son of Zohar set for the field and cave in Machpelah?

·        500 Shekels of Gold

·        400 Shekels of Silver

·        500 Shekels of Silver

·        300 Shekels of Gold

A: Gen 23:16 reads - Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.

 

Questions for Genesis 24

Q: Abraham wanted his son Isaac to marry someone from among his own relatives and not from?

·        Moabites

·        Hittites

·        Canaanites

·        Egyptians

A: Gen 24:3 reads - I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,

 

Q: Who was sent to Abraham's native land to find a wife for Isaac?

·        A servant

·        A prophet

·        Nahor

·        Ishmael

A: Gen 24:5 reads - The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?”

 

Q: What was the name of the girl who was to become Isaac's wife?

·        Milcah

·        Nahor

·        Rebekah

·        Rachel

A: Gen 24:15 reads - Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

 

Q: Rebekah was described as _.

·        Very beautiful

·        Very beautiful and a virgin

·        Very beautiful and hardworking

·        Hardworking and cheerful

A: Gen 24:16 reads - The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

 

Q: Who was Rebekah's brother?

·        Lazarus

·        Laban

·        Lamech

·        Nohar

A: Gen 24:29 reads - Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.

 

Q: Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah and married Rebekah. She became his wife and Isaac was comforted after _.

·        Being lonely

·        His mother's death

·        His long journey

·        Difficult childhood

A: Gen 24:67 reads - Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

 

Questions for Genesis 25

Q: Abraham married another woman named?

·        Hagar

·        Keturah

·        Milkah

·        Sarah

A: Gen 25:1 reads - Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah.

 

Q: How old was Abraham when he died?

·        150

·        125

·        175

·        200

A: Gen 25:7 reads - Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.

 

Q: Who was Abraham buried with?

·        His mother

·        His father

·        Sarah

·        Keturah

A: Gen 25:10 reads - the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

 

Q: Abraham's son Isaac was forty years old when he married the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. What was her name?

·        Hagar

·        Rebekah

·        Sarah

·        Keturah

A: Gen 25:20 reads - and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.

 

Q: Isaac's wife Rebekah became pregnant and was going to give birth to?

·        A girl

·        A boy

·        Twins

·        Triplets

A: Gen 25:22-23 reads - The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

 

Q: The first of the twins to come out was red and his whole body was like a hairy garment, he was named?

·        Esau

·        John

·        Jacob

·        Laban

A: Gen 25:25 reads - The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.

 

Q: The second twin born to Isaac and Rebekah came out with his hand grasping his brother's heel, he was named?

·        Jacob

·        Ishmael

·        Esau

·        Bethuel

A: Gen 25:26 reads - After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

 

Questions for Genesis 26

Q: Who first discovered that Isaac was lying about Rebecca?

·        The King

·        The servants

·        A spy

·        A prophet

A: Gen 26:8-9 reads - When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelek king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah. So Abimelek summoned Isaac and said, “She is really your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?”

 

Q: Why did Isaac lie?

·        He was afraid that they would take her by force

·        He was afraid that they might kill him

·        He felt like it

·        He didn't have a choice

A: Gen 26:7 - When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

 

Q: The Philistines envied Isaac because?

·        He was wealthy

·        He had a beautiful wife

·        He was good looking

·        He was loved by everyone

A: Gen 26:24 reads - He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

 

Q: Why did the king of the Philistines tell Isaac to go away?

·        He was very wealthy

·        He was favored by God

·        He was strong

·        He was too powerful

A: Gen 26:16 reads - Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”

 

Q: Who prevented Isaac from going to Egypt during the famine?

·        Rebekah

·        God

·        The Philistines

·        His servants

A: Gen 26:2 reads - The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.

 

Questions for Genesis 27

Q: What did Isaac suffer from in his old age?

·        Weak bones

·        His eyes became weak

·        He had trouble walking

·        He couldn't eat

A: Gen 27:1 reads - When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son, and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.

 

Q: What food did he want his son to prepare for him?

·        Tasty food made from wild game

·        A hearty meal made from chicken

·        A vegetarian dish

·        Some cheese and fruit

A: Gen 27:3-4 reads - Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.”

 

Q: What food did Isaac eat instead?

·        Beef

·        Fish

·        Two choice young goats

·        Bread and wine

A: Gen 27:8-9 reads - Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you: Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.

 

Q: When Rebekah devised a plan to steal Esau’s blessing, Jacob was hesitant. Why?

·        He was busy

·        He loved his brother

·        He did not agree with his mother

·        He was afraid he'd get caught

A: Gen 27:12 reads – “What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”

 

Q: To make Jacob appear like Esau to Isaac, what did Rebekah do?

·        She covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.

·        She told him to talk like Esau

·        She told him to behave like Esau

·        She covered him with cotton wool

A: Gen 27:15-16 reads - Then Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.

 

Q: How was Isaac when Jacob came in claiming to be Esau?

·        Happy

·        Glad

·        Expectant

·        Doubtful

A: Gen 27:24 reads - “Are you really my son Esau?” he asked.

 

Q: What made Isaac doubt Jacob?

·        He had brought the food too quickly

·        He did not sound like Esau

·        He did not smell like Esau

·        The food was not as tasty

A: Gen 27:20 reads - Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?”

 

Q: Isaac said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has _.”

·        Blessed

·        Created

·        Favored

·        Watched over

A: Gen 27:27 reads - So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.”

 

Q: When Esau discovered what had happened, what did he do?

·        Beat Jacob

·        Cursed Jacob

·        Cried and tried to convince his father to bless him too

·        Ran away

A: Gen 27:34 reads - When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!”

 

Questions for Genesis 28

Q: What did Jacob do when he woke up from his sleep?

·        Ate

·        Took a bath

·        Set up a pillar

·        Thought about his dream

A: Gen 28:16 reads - When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”

 

Q: What did Jacob use to set up a pillar?

·        Some wood

·        The stone he had laid on

·        Trees

·        Hedges

A: Gen 28:18 reads - Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

 

Q: Jacob poured _ on the pillar he has set.

·        Water

·        Wine

·        Oil

·        Perfume

A: Gen 28:18 reads - Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

 

Q: Jacob named the place where he slept and dreamt?

·        Bethel

·        Gerar

·        Ai

·        Lebanon

A: Gen 28:19 reads - He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

 

Q: The stone that Jacob had set up for a pillar shall be _.

·        God's House

·        A well

·        An Altar

·        A bridge

A: Gen 28:22 reads – “and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”

 

Q: Isaac advised Jacob not to marry?

·        House of Lot

·        House of Bethuel

·        Canaanites

·        Egyptians

A: Gen 28:1 reads - So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.”

 

Q: Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him away to his uncle in?

·        Harran

·        Beersheba

·        Canaan

·        Paddan Aram

A: Gen 28:5 reads - Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

 

Questions for Genesis 29

Q: When Jacob reached the well, what did he see?

·        A herd of cattle

·        Three flocks of sheep

·        Camels

·        Goats

A: Gen 29:2 reads - There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well. The stone over the mouth of the well was large.

 

Q: Laban was told about the arrival of Jacob by?

·        Leah

·        Rachel

·        Rebekah

·        Levi

A: Gen 29:11-12 reads - Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud. He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son of Rebekah. So she ran and told her father.

 

Q: Laban welcomed Jacob by _.

·        Hugging him

·        Embracing and kissing him

·        Greeting him by hand

·        Kneeling before him

A: Gen 29:13 reads - As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.

 

Q: Laban’s eldest daughter was called?

·        Leah

·        Rachel

·        Keziah

·        Rebekah

A: Gen 29:16 reads - Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

 

Q: Which child was described as being beautiful and lovely figured?

·        Leah

·        Rachel

·        Levi

·        Maacah

A: Gen 29:17 reads - Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.

 

Q: Who did Jacob fall in love with?

·        Keziah

·        Bilhah

·        Rachel

·        Leah

A: Gen 29:18 reads - Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

 

Q: Why did Laban deceive Jacob when it came the time to give Rachel to him?

·        Leah was prettier

·        Rachel refused to be married

·        It was not the custom for the younger daughter to be married before the elder one

·        Rachel was barren

A: Gen 29:26 reads - Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.”

 

Q: Why did God make Leah fertile to have children?

·        Leah was loved more

·        Rachel was lazy

·        Laban had deceived Jacob

·        Leah was not loved

A: Gen 29:31 reads - When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.

 

Q: In total, how many years did Jacob serve in order to marry the two daughters of Laban?

·        14

·        6

·        7

·        15

A: Gen 29:27 reads - Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”

 

Questions for Genesis 30

Q: Why did Rachel give her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob?

·        To build her own family through her

·        She wanted to make her husband happy

·        She was tired of being a wife

·        Jacob asked her to

A: Gen 30:3 reads - Then she said, “Here is Bilhah, my servant. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”

 

Q: What did Jacob request from Laban as his wages for his long service?

·        Every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat.

·        Every white lamb, sheep or goat

·        Every white bird

·        All the camels

A: Gen 30:32 reads - Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat. They will be my wages.

 

Q: Jacob still prospered even though Laban treated him unfairly. This is because?

·        Of his hard work

·        His Wisdom

·        His Wit

·        Of God

A: Gen 30:27 reads - But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”

 

Questions for Genesis 31

Q: How many times did Laban change Jacob's wages?

·        22

·        15

·        2

·        10

A: Gen 31:6-7 reads – “You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength, yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me.”

 

Q: Why did the sons of Laban say that Jacob has taken everything their father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to their father?

·        They were jealous

·        Jacob had become rich

·        Laban loved Jacob more

·        He was favored by God

A: Gen 31:1-2 reads - Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.

 

Q: After how many days did Laban learn that Jacob had fled?

·        3

·        5

·        4

·        2

A: Gen 31:22 reads - On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.

 

Q: Laban pursued Jacob and overtook him, but before he could confront Jacob, what happened?

·        He became tired

·        He became afraid

·        God warned him not to

·        His relatives told him not to

A: Gen 31:24 reads - Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

 

Q: Who stole Laban's gods?

·        Rachel

·        Jacob

·        Leah

·        Bilhah

A: Gen 31:19 reads - When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.

 

Q: Why did Jacob steal away his family?

·        He was afraid Laban wouldn't let them leave

·        He was afraid his daughters would stay back

·        He missed his father’s house so much

·        He was afraid that Laban would strip him of his possessions

A: Gen 31:31 reads - Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.”

 

Q: How many years did Jacob work for Laban in total?

·        40

·        20

·        30

·        18

A: Gen 31:38 reads - “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.”

 

Questions for Genesis 32

Q: What made Jacob afraid to meet Esau?

·        Esau was coming to meet him with 400 men

·        Esau had not forgotten what Jacob did

·        Esau had heard about how Jacob had fled from Laban

·        He did not have an army himself

A: Gen 32:6 reads - When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

 

Q: How did Jacob want to pacify Esau?

·        With gifts

·        With humility

·        With love

·        With wisdom

A: Gen 32:20 reads - And be sure to say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”

 

Q: How many sons did Jacob have at the time he met Esau?

·        15

·        13

·        9

·        11

A: Gen 32:22 reads - That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

 

Q: A man wrestled with Jacob but wanted to give up. Why?

·        He was tired

·        It was day break

·        He was hurt

·        He was losing

A: Gen 32:26 reads - Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

 

Q: Why didn't Jacob let the man to go?

·        He had not blessed him

·        He was in pain

·        He wanted to see him clearly

·        He wanted to continue wrestling

A: Gen 32:26 reads - Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

 

Q: When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he _.

·        Gave up

·        Cried for help

·        Lay down

·        Touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched

A: Gen 32:25 reads - When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.

 

Questions for Genesis 32

Q: How many times did Jacob bow down to the ground as he approached his brother?

·        14

·        5

·        7

·        3

A: Gen 33:3 reads - He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

 

Q: But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. This shows?

·        Esau had forgiven Jacob

·        Esau was worried about Jacob

·        Esau was consoling Jacob because of the mistreatment he had gone through with Laban

·        Esau was pretending

A: Gen 33:4 reads - But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.

 

Q: Why did Jacob give Esau flocks of birds and herds of animals?

·        To sell them

·        To let them graze together

·        To appease Esau

·        To save space

A: Gen 33:10 reads – “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.”

 

Questions for Genesis 34

Q: What was the reaction of Dinah's brothers when they heard what had happened to her?

·        Shocked and furious

·        Sad

·        Indifference

·        Afraid

A: Gen 34:7 reads - Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

 

Q: Who was Dinah's mother?

·        Keziah

·        Rebekah

·        Leah

·        Hagar

A: Gen 34:1 reads - Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.

 

Q: The brothers would only give Dinah’s hand in marriage to Shechem if?

·        They paid a high dowry

·        They agreed to circumcise all the males

·        They agreed to give them land for free

·        They agreed to sacrifices

A: Gen 34:16-17 reads - Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We’ll settle among you and become one people with you. 17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”

 

Q: Shechem and all the males of his city were circumcised. How many days after their circumcision did the sons of Jacob attack the city?

·        6

·        4

·        8

·        3

A: Gen 34:25 reads - Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.

 

Q: Which of the sons of Jacob carried out the attack?

·        Asher and Simeon

·        Levi and Simeon

·        Issachar and Levi

·        All of them

A: Gen 34:25 reads - Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.

 

Questions for Genesis 35

Q: Jacob got rid of all the foreign gods before he left for Bethel. What did he do to them?

·        Burnt them

·        Threw them in the river

·        Buried them

·        Gave them out to his neighbors

A: Gen 35:4 reads - So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.

 

Q: Rebekah's nurse was called?

·        Hagar

·        Keziah

·        Leah

·        Deborah

A: Gen 35:8 reads - Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.

 

Q: What was the name of Rachel's last born?

·        Bethel

·        BenOni

·        Ben

·        Zach

A: Gen 35:18 reads - As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

 

Questions for Genesis 37

Q: Why did Israel love Joseph more than all his brothers?

·        He was kind

·        He was born to him in his old age

·        He was hardworking

·        He had good manners

A: Gen 37:3 reads - Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.

 

Q: Why did the other sons of Israel hate Joseph?

·        He was lazy

·        He was arrogant

·        Israel loved him more

·        He was blessed more than them

A: Gen 37:4 reads - When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

 

Q: Joseph's first dream was about?

·        Sheaves

·        Travelling

·        Animals

·        Sun, moon and stars

A: Gen 37:6-7 reads - He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”

 

Q: How did Joseph's brothers interpret the dream?

·        He was bragging

·        He would reign over them

·        He was lying about the dream

·        He was wise

A: Gen 37:8 reads - His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.

 

Q: What did the sun and the moon in Joseph’s dream stand for?

·        The King and Queen of Egypt

·        His father and mother

·        His father and his elder brother

·        Seasons of weather

A: Gen 37:10 reads - When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

 

Q: Joseph was sold into slavery, but before that, his brothers planned to?

·        Bury him

·        Kill him

·        Feed him to wild animals

·        Drown him

A: Gen 37:18 reads - But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

 

Q: How much was Joseph sold for?

·        20 shekels of silver

·        100 shekels of silver

·        5 shekels of gold

·        A bag of grain and wine

A: Gen 37:28 reads - So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

 

Q: Which of Joseph’s brothers wanted to save him?

·        Levi

·        Dan

·        Asher

·        Reuben

A: Gen 37:21 reads - When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.

 

Q: What did they tell Israel to cover up what they had done to Joseph?

·        He was killed by a wild animal

·        He ran away

·        He had decided to leave

·        He was kidnapped

A: Gen 37:33 reads - He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”

 

Questions for Genesis 38

Q: The wife to Er was called?

·        Tamar

·        Kezib

·        Shelah

·        Shur

A: Gen 38:6 reads - Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

 

Q: Why did God kill Onan?

·        He was cruel to his brother

·        He was lazy

·        He was sick

·        He spilled his semen on the ground

A: Gen 38:9-10 reads - But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also

 

Q: What did Judah agree to pay the supposed prostitute with?

·        Gold

·        Silver

·        A kid

·        A calf

A: Gen 38:17 reads - “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said.

 

Q: The punishment if Tamar was found guilty of sexual immorality was?

·        Stoning to death

·        Hanging

·        Banishment

·        Burning to death

A: Gen 38:24 reads - About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”

 

Q: What did Judah give as a pledge to the supposed prostitute that he will pay for her service?

·        Gold

·        A promise

·        Seal, cord and staff

·        Silver

A: Gen 38:18 reads - He said, “What pledge should I give you?” “Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

 

Questions for Genesis 39

Q: When Joseph was sold, he eventually ended up in?

·        Lebanon

·        Egypt

·        Syria

·        Canaan

A: Gen 39:1 reads - Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

 

Q: What did Potiphar's wife find attractive in Joseph?

·        He was hardworking

·        He was wise

·        He was kind

·        He was well built and handsome

A: Gen 39:6-7 reads - Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”

 

Q: What did Potiphar see in Joseph?

·        He was wise

·        He was hardworking

·        The Lord was with him and he was successful

·        He was kind

A: Gen 39:3 reads - When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did

 

Q: When Potiphar’s wife forced herself on Joseph, what did he do?

·        He consented

·        He cried

·        He prayed

·        He ran away

A: Gen 39:12 reads - She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

 

Q: When Potiphar's wife accused Joseph of wrong-doing, why did he believe her?

·        He trusted her more

·        She had the cloak he had left behind as evidence

·        His servants confirmed the story

·        He always suspected Joseph

A: Gen 39:18 reads - But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

 

Questions for Genesis 40

Q: Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker because?

·        They had lied to him

·        They were lazy

·        They had stolen from him

·        They had offended him

A: Gen 40:1 reads - Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.

 

Q: What did Pharaoh do to the two officials?

·        He fired them

·        He sent them to prison

·        He exiled them

He had them whipped

A: Gen 40:2-3 reads - Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

 

Q: While in custody the cupbearer and the baker _.

·        Dreamt

·        Fought

·        Cried

·        Died

A: Gen 40:5 reads - each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.

 

Q: The chief cupbearer was eventually restored to his post. How many days after his dream did this happen?

·        2

·        4

·        6

·        3

A: Gen 40:20 reads - Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:

 

Q: Why did Pharaoh release his two officers from their punishment on this day?

·        It was a public holiday

·        He was in a good mood

·        It was Pharaoh's birthday

·        His wife asked him to

A: Gen 40:20 reads - Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:

 

Questions for Genesis 41

Q: In Pharaoh's dream, how many cows were there?

·        7

·        5

·        6

·        4

A: Gen 41:2 reads - when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.

 

Q: The other dream Pharaoh had was about?

·        Goats

·        Grain

·        Poultry

·        War

A: Gen 41:5 reads - He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

 

Q: Who did Pharaoh tell his dreams to?

·        His guards

·        Priests

·        His servants

·        Magicians and wise men

A: Gen 41:8 reads - In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

 

Q: Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams?

·        God

·        Joseph

·        The cupbearer

·        His guard

A: Gen 41:16 reads - “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

 

Q: True or false? The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 41:20 reads - The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

 

Q: Pharaoh’s dreams foretold events that would happen over a period of _.

·        14 months

·        14 years

·        14 weeks

·        14 days

A: Gen 41:29-30 reads - Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

 

Q: What did the 7 fat cows represent?

·        7 years of food abundance

·        7 weeks of food abundance

·        7 months of wealth

·        7 days of wealth

A: Gen 41:29-30 reads - Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

 

Q: What did the seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward and the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind represent?

·        7 years of low fertility

·        7 years of no business

·        7 years of no trade

·        7 years of famine

A: Gen 41:30 reads - but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

 

Q: What did Joseph advise Pharaoh to do?

·        Store a fifth of the harvest

·        Store a quarter of the harvest

·        Store a half of the harvest

·        Store nothing

A: Gen 41:34 reads - Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

 

Q: What post did Pharaoh appoint Joseph?

·        Above all people in Egypt

·        The cup bearer

·        The baker

·        His personal adviser

A: Gen 41:40 reads - You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

 

Questions for Genesis 42

Q: Reuben and his brothers went to Egypt to buy food because?

·        There was famine in Canaan

·        They wanted to trade

·        They were sent by their father

·        They wanted to visit Egypt

A: Gen 42:5 reads - So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.

 

Q: Who of the sons remained behind with his father?

·        Asher

·        Dan

·        Benjamin

·        Simeon

A: Gen 42:4 reads - But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.

 

Q: Why did Joseph have his brothers arrested?

·        He was angry that they did not recognize him

·        He accused them of spying

·        They stole from him

·        They were rude

A: Gen 42:9 reads - Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

 

Q: Asher was one of those who were arrested and put in prison. How many days did he spend in custody?

·        1

·        3

·        6

·        5

A: Gen 42:17 reads - And he put them all in custody for three days.

 

Q: Joseph released all his brothers but one, which one was left in prison?

·        Simeon

·        Reuben

·        Asher

·        Levi

A: Gen 42:24 reads - He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.

 

Q: What were the sons of Jacob required to do to save their imprisoned brother and prove they were innocent?

·        To bring him gold

·        To bring him his father

·        To offer a sacrifice

·        To bring him Benjamin

A: Gen 42:20 reads – “But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.

 

Q: Reuben and his brothers thought that the trouble they suffered was because?

·        Of what they did to Joseph

·        They had lied to their father

·        They were not from Egypt

·        They did not have enough money

A: Gen 42:21 reads - They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”

 

Q: What did the brothers discover in their sacks while they were unloading them?

·        More grain

·        Gold

·        Their silver

·        Precious metals

A: Gen 42:35 reads - As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.

 

Q: To convince his father so as to take Benjamin with him to Egypt, Reuben wanted to use his sons' lives as a ransom.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 42:37 reads - Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.”

 

Questions for Genesis 43

Q: The food that Jacob and his sons had bought from Egypt had run out. What was stopping them from going back to buy some more?

·        They didn't have any money

·        They were frail from hunger

·        They were afraid of going back without Benjamin

·        Jacob had forbidden them to go

A: Gen 43:3-4 reads - But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

 

Q: Who took responsibility for Benjamin’s safe return to their father?

·        Reuben

·        Asher

·        Levi

·        Judah

A: Gen 43:8-9 reads - Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die. I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

 

Q: Israel sent some gifts to appease Joseph as well as double the amount of silver.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 43:11-12 reads - Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds. Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

 

Q: Why did Joseph treat the sons of Jacob kindly when they came to Egypt the second time?

·        They had come with gifts

·        They came with Benjamin

·        They were remorseful

·        They had come with Israel

A: Gen 43:16 reads - When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.”

 

Q: When the sons of Jacob were taken to the house of the ruler of Egypt, they were?

·        Shocked

·        Happy

·        Afraid

·        Proud

A: Gen 43:18 reads - Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”

 

Q: Why did they talk to Joseph's steward?

·        They were hungry

·        They told him about the silver they had found in their bags

·        They were asking when Joseph would get home

·        They wanted to leave

A: Gen 43:19-21 reads - So they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food. But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.

 

Q: Why did Joseph weep?

·        He was tired

·        He was deeply moved at the sight of his brother

·        He was still angry with them

·        He had hurt himself at work

A: Gen 43:30 reads - Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.

 

Q: Where did Joseph weep?

·        In front of his brothers

·        Outside his house

·        In his private room

·        In the kitchen

A: Gen 43:30 reads - Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.

 

Q: Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews. Why?

·        It was not allowed

·        They detested them

·        They were no Hebrews in Egypt

·        No reason

A: Gen 43:32 reads - They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.

 

Questions for Genesis 44

Q: Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.” What else did he instruct him to do?

·        To put a gold coin in Benjamin's sack

·        To put a silver cup in Benjamin's sack

·        To hide Benjamin’s sack

·        To hide all their sacks

A: Gen 44:2 reads - Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.

 

Q: The servants of Joseph, the ruler of Egypt, pursued the sons of Jacob because?

·        To take them back to Joseph's house

·        To escort them back home

·        To retrieve the silver cup

·        To warn them

A: Gen 44:5 reads - Isn’t this the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? This is a wicked thing you have done.’”

 

Q: The person caught having the silver cup in his bag would be?

·        Whipped

·        Jailed

·        Put to death

·        Exiled

A: Gen 44:9 reads - If any of your servants is found to have it, he will die; and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.”

 

Q: The servants of Joseph searched the sacks of the sons of Jacob for a silver cup. In whose sack did they find the cup?

·        Simeon

·        Asher

·        Judah

·        Benjamin

A: Gen 44:12 reads - Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

 

Q: After the silver cup was found in Benjamin's sack, what did the other brothers do?

·        They tore their clothes

·        Cried

·        Argued

·        Prayed

A: Gen 44:13 reads - At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.

 

Q: Which brother defended their innocence before Joseph?

·        Reuben

·        Asher

·        Levi

·        Judah

A: Gen 44:16 reads - “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants’ guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.”

 

Q: If the sons of Jacob had returned to their father without Benjamin, what would have happened?

·        Jacob would die

·        Jacob would be angry with them

·        Jacob would be depressed

·        Jacob wouldn't care

A: Gen 44:22 reads - And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’

 

Q: How many sons did Jacob have with his wife Rachel?

·        3

·        5

·        4

·        2

A: Gen 44:27 reads - “Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.’”

 

Q: Who volunteered to receive Benjamin’s punishment?

·        Judah

·        Simeon

·        Levi

·        Reuben

A: Gen 44:33 reads – Judah said, “Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.”

 

Questions for Genesis 45

Q: Who was with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers?

·        His guards

·        His servants

·        No one

·        His steward

A: Gen 45:1 reads - Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

 

Q: Who heard Joseph weeping?

·        His servants

·        His neighbors

·        Egyptians and Pharaoh’s household

·        His brothers

A: Gen 45:2 reads - And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.

 

Q: How long had the famine gone on at the time Joseph revealed himself to his brothers?

·        7 months

·        5 years

·        7 weeks

·        2 years

A: Gen 45:6 reads - For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.

 

Q: How did Joseph's brothers feel when they realized that it was indeed Joseph?

·        Confused

·        Terrified

·        Overjoyed

·        Sad

A: Gen 45:3 reads - Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

 

Q: Where did Joseph intend his extended family to live?

·        Sahara

·        Cairo

·        Goshen

·        Gaza

A: Gen 45:10 reads - You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.

 

Q: What was the reaction of Pharaoh and his officials when they learned that Joseph's brothers had come?

·        Pleased

·        Confused

·        Angry

·        Terrified

A: Gen 45:16 reads - When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.

 

Q: Who did Joseph give money as a gift?

·        Reuben

·        Judah

·        Levi

·        Benjamin

A: Gen 45:22 reads - To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

 

Q: How much did he give him as a gift?

·        300 pieces of silver

·        100 pieces of silver

·        100 pieces of gold

·        400 pieces of gold

A: Gen 45:22 reads - To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

 

Q: Joseph gave new clothing to each of his brothers, but to Benjamin, he gave _ sets of clothes.

·        5

·        3

·        6

·        7

A: Gen 45:22 reads - To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

 

Questions for Genesis 46

Q: Israel stopped at _ to offer sacrifices to God

·        Gaza

·        Goshen

·        Beersheba

·        Canaan

A: Gen 46:1 reads - So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

 

Q: The journey of Jacob and his household to Egypt was paid for by?

·        Joseph

·        Pharaoh

·        His sons

·        God

A: Gen 46:5 reads - Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

 

Q: Who did Jacob send ahead of him to Joseph for directions to Goshen?

·        Judah

·        Asher

·        Levi

·        Gad

A: Gen 46:28 reads - Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen,

 

Q: Where did Joseph meet his father Jacob?

·        Gaza

·        Canaan

·        Goshen

·        Beersheba

A: Gen 46:29 reads - Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.

 

Q: Why did Joseph tell his family to tell Pharaoh that they were shepherds?

·        So they could live in Goshen

·        They didn't want any trouble

·        They were afraid

·        No reason

A: Gen 46:33-34 reads - When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

 

Questions for Genesis 47

Q: Joseph chose _ of his brothers to present before Pharaoh.

·        3

·        5

·        7

·        11

A: Gen 47:5 reads -He chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

 

Q: When Joseph's brothers came before Pharaoh to ask for permission to settle in Goshen, Pharaoh asked them about their occupation. They said they were?

·        Merchants

·        Fishermen

·        Shepherds

·        Carpenters

A: Gen 47:3 reads - Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?” “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.”

 

Q: What did Pharaoh put them in charge of?

·        His palace

·        His guards

·        His livestock

·        His finances

A: Gen 47:5-6 reads - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.”

 

Q: How old was Jacob when he came before Pharaoh and blessed him?

·        105

·        130

·        120

·        99

A: Gen 47:9 reads - And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.”

 

Q: The famine was so severe that eventually, the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money. What payment did Joseph accept in exchange for food?

·        Livestock

·        Precious gems

·        Clothes

·        Jewellery

A: Gen 47:16 reads - “Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.”

 

Q: After their livestock was gone, what did the people of Egypt and Canaan give Joseph in exchange for food?

·        Land

·        Jewellery

·        Clothes

·        Spices

A: Gen 47:18-19 reads - When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”

 

Q: True or false? Joseph established a law that said that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh.

·        True

·        False

A: Gen 47:26 reads - So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.

 

Q: How long did Jacob live in Egypt?

·        15 years

·        14 years

·        17 years

·        20 years

A: Gen 47:28 reads - Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

 

Q: How old was Joseph when he died?

·        120

·        147

·        150

·        160

A: Gen 47:28 reads - Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

 

Questions for Genesis 48

Q: Who was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh?

·        Joseph

·        Levi

·        Asher

·        Israel

A: Gen 48:1 reads - Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.

 

Q: Joseph came to visit Jacob with his sons when Jacob was?

·        Sleeping

·        Dying

·        Working

·        Sick

A: Gen 48:1 reads - Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.

 

Q: Ephraim and Manasseh were born in?

·        Egypt

·        Canaan

·        Luz

·        Lebanon

A: Gen 48:5 reads - “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

 

Q: Because of his old age, Israel?

·        Was getting weak

·        Had no appetite

·        Had no energy

·        Was losing his eyesight

A: Gen 48:10 reads - Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

 

Q: What did Israel give to Joseph and his sons Manasseh and Ephraim?

·        Money

·        Gold

·        Blessings

·        Land

A: Gen 48:9 reads - “They are the sons God has given me here,” Joseph said to his father. Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.”

 

Q: When Jacob was blessing Joseph, he placed his right hand on _ head.

·        Joseph's

·        Levi's

·        Ephraim's

·        Manasseh's

A: Gen 48:14 reads - But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

 

Questions for Genesis 49

Q: “You are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.” Which son was this?

·        Levi

·        Reuben

·        Simeon

·        Judah

A: Gen 49:3-4 reads - “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father’s bed, onto my couch and defiled it.”

 

Q: Who did Jacob associate cruelty with?

·        Levi & Dan

·        Joseph & Benjamin

·        Simeon & Levi

·        Gad & Dan

A: Gen 49:5-7 reads - “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords[a] are weapons of violence.6 Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.”

 

Q: Apart from Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Rebekah being buried in the cave in the field of Machpelah, who had Jacob buried there?

·        Bilhah

·        Zilpah

·        Leah

·        Rachel

A: Gen 49:30-31 reads – “the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.”

 

Q: Israel gave instructions that he be buried in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan. Who sold this to Abraham as a burial place?

·        Lot

·        Laban

·        Pharaoh

·        Ephron

A: Gen 49:30 reads - the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.

 

Questions for Genesis 50

Q: How long did the physicians take to embalm Israel upon his death?

·        Forty days

·        Thirty-five days

·        Sixty days

·        Fifty days

A: Gen 50:2-3 reads - Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming.

 

Q: How long did Egypt mourn Israel's death?

·        100 days

·        50 days

·        200 days

·        70 days

A: Gen 50:3 reads - And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

 

Q: Why were Joseph's brothers afraid when their father died?

·        They thought that he had not forgiven them for what they had done to him

·        They did not want to go back to Egypt

·        They thought Pharaoh would chase them away

·        They thought Joseph would abandon them

A: Gen 50:15 reads - When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”

 

Q: How old was Joseph when he died?

·        120

·        110

·        130

·        140

A: Gen 50:26 reads - So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.