Genesis 25-37 Quiz Flashcards
After Sarah died who did Abraham take as a wife? (25:1)
Keturah
Who did Abraham leave all he owned to? (25:5)
Isaac
How old was Abraham when he died? (25:7)
175 years
Who buried Abraham? (25:9)
Isaac and Ishmael
Where was Abraham buried? (25:9)
The cave of Machpelah near Mamre
How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah? (25:20)
40 years old
Why did Isaac pray to the Lord on behalf of his wife? (25:21)
She was barren
When Rebekah became pregnant what did the Lord say was in her womb? (25:23)
Two nations
Who gave birth to twins? (25:24)
Rebekah
How was Esau described when he was born? (25:25)
Red and hairy
How did Jacob come of of the womb? (25:26)
Grasping his brother’s heel
How old was Isaac when Jacob and Esau were born? (25:26)
60 years
When Esau grew up what did Esau become? (25:27)
A skillful hunter
Which of his sons did Isaac love? (25:28)
Esau
Which of his sons did Rebekah love? (25:28)
Jacob
What was Jacob cooking when Esau came in from the field famished? (25:29)
Stew
What was Esau also known as? (25:30)
Edom
What did Jacob ask for in exchange for his stew? (25:31)
Esau’s birthright
Why was Esau willing to sell his birthright? (25:32)
He was about to die
After buying Esau’s birthright what did Jacob serve Esau to eat? (25:34)
Bread and lentil stew
When a famine was in the land in Isaac’s day who did Isaac go to? (26:1)
Abimelech, king of the Philistines
When a famine came on the land where did God tell Isaac not to go? (26:2)
Egypt
When the Lord gave Isaac the blessing he gave Abraham what did he say Isaac’s descendants would be like? (26:4)
Stars of the sky
When a famine came on the land where did Isaac stay? (26:6)
Gerar
When the men of Gerar asked Isaac about his wife what did Isaac say? (26:7)
She is my sister
Who lied to Abimelech and said their wife was their sister? (26:7)
Abraham and Isaac
When Isaac planted crops during the famine how much did he reap? (26:12)
A hundredfold
Isaac had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines did what? (26:14)
Envied him
Who stopped up all the wells Abraham’s servants dug? (26:15)
The Philistines
Why did Abimelech say he wanted Isaac to leave? (26:16)
Isaac had become too powerful
What did Isaac name the wells that he reopened that were dug in the days of Abraham? (26:18)
The same names his father had given them
How many wells did Isaac’s servants dig that the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled over? (26:21)
Two
When Isaac’s servants dug a well that no one quarreled over what did Isaac name the well? (26:22)
Rehoboth
Who was Abimelech’s personal adviser? (26:26)
Ahuzzath
Who was the commander of Abimelech’s forces? (26:26)
Phicol
What did Abimelech his adviser and his commander of forces want to do when they came to Isaac? (26:28)
Make a treaty
What happened the day Isaac made a treaty with Abimelech? (26:32)
His servants found water
How old was Esau when he took two Hittite wives? (26:34)
40 years old
What were Esau’s wives a source of for Isaac and Rebekah? (26:35)
Grief
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak he couldn’t see who did he call for? (27:1)
Esau
When Isaac got old what did he ask Esau to do? (27:3)
Hunt him some wild game
What did Isaac ask Esau to bring him so that he could bless Esau? (27:4)
Tasty food
Who overheard when Isaac asked Esau to hunt and bring him food? (27:5)
Rebekah
When Isaac asked Esau to bring him some tasty food what did Rebekah ask Jacob to get? (27:9)
Two choice young goats
When Rebekah told Jacob to take Isaac’s blessing what problem did he notice with the plan? (27:11)
Esau was hairy, Jacob was not
What did Jacob say Isaac would do if he found it was Jacob and not Esau who came for his blessing? (27:12)
Bring down a curse
What clothes did Rebekah have Jacob wear when he went to get Isaac’s blessing? (27:15)
Esau’s best clothes
When dressing Jacob like Esau what did Rebekah use to make Jacob hairy? (27:16)
Goatskins
What did Rebekah put goatskins on to make Jacob seem like Esau? (27:16)
His hands and neck
When Jacob came to Isaac to get the blessing who did Jacob say he was? (27:19)
Esau
When Jacob brought Isaac food what did Isaac want to know? (27:20)
How he found it so quickly
When Jacob pretended to be Esau what did Isaac want to do to make sure he was Esau? (27:21)
Touch him
When Jacob came to Isaac as Esau what did Isaac identify about him that was Jacob? (27:22)
His voice
When Jacob came to Isaac as Esau what did Isaac identify about him that was Esau? (27:22)
His hands
After Isaac ate the food Jacob brought him what did he ask Jacob to do? (27:26)
Come and kiss him
When Jacob came to Isaac as Esau what did Isaac smell when Jacob kissed him? (27:27)
The smell of his clothes
When Isaac blessed Jacob hat did he say the smell of his son was like? (27:27)
The field
What did Isaac bless Jacob to have happen? (27:28
God would give him an abundance of grain and new wine
What did Isaac bless Jacob to have happen? (27:29
Nations would serve him and peoples bow down to him
When did Esau return from hunting so he could get Isaac’s blessing? (27:30
Just after Jacob left Isaac
When Esau brought Isaac food after Isaac had already blessed Jacob how did Isaac react? (27:33
He trembled violently
When Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob what did he do? (27:34
He burst out with a loud and bitter cry
How many times did Esau say Jacob had deceived him? (27:36
Twice
When Esau asked for a blessing what did Isaac say he blessed Jacob about? (27:37
To make him lord over Esau and his relatives
Isaac blessed Esau and said Esau’s dwelling would be where? (27:38
Away from the earth’s richness
In his blessing to Esau what did Isaac say Esau would do? (27:40
Throw Jacob’s yoke from his neck
When did Esau plan to kill Jacob? (27:41
After the days of mourning for Isaac
What did Rebekah tell Jacob to do when she heard Esau was planning to kill him? (27:43
Flee to her brother Laban
When did Rebekah say she would send word for Jacob to return? (27:45
When Esau was no longer angry
Rebekah told Isaac she was disgusted with living because of what? (27:46
Hittite women
What did Rebekah tell Isaac would make her life not worth living? (27:46
Jacob marrying a Hittite woman
Who did Isaac command Jacob not to marry? (28:1
Any Canaanite woman
Where did Isaac tell Jacob to find a wife? (28:2
Among Laban’s daughters
When Isaac blessed Jacob before he left to go to Laban what blessing did he ask the Lord to bestow? (28:4
Abraham’s
When Esau learned how displeasing Canaanite women were to Isaac what did he do? (28:9
Married a daughter of Ishmael
What was Jacob using as a pillow when he dreamed at Bethel? (28:11
A stone
Jacob had a dream in which he saw what stretching from Earth to heaven? (28:12
A stairway
In Jacob’s dream what did he see on the stairway reaching to heaven? (28:12
Angels ascending and descending
What was above the stairway in Jacob’s dream? (28:13
The Lord
What did the Lord tell Jacob his descendants would be like? (28:14
Dust of the earth
When Jacob awoke from his dream of the stairway what did Jacob say the place was? (28:17
Gate of heaven and House of God
What did Jacob call the place he had the dream of a stairway to heaven? (28:19
Bethel
What was the city called that Jacob renamed Bethel? (28:19
Luz
If God took care of him and he returned safely home what did Jacob say he would give God? (28:22
A tenth
After Jacob had his dream at Bethel whose land did he come to? (29:1
The eastern peoples
As Jacob fled from Esau how many flocks did he see lying around a well in a field? (29:2
Three
What was Rachel’s profession? (29:9
Shepherdess
Who rolled away the stone so the sheep could drink when Rachel came to the well? (29:10
Jacob
When Jacob met Rachel what did he do to her? (29:11
Kissed her
When Rachel found out Jacob was Rebekah’s son what did she do? (29:12
Ran home and told her father
What did Laban do when he met Jacob? (29:13
Embrace him and brought him home and Kissed him
How long did Jacob stay with Laban before Laban asked what Jacob’s wage should be? (29:14
One month
Who was Laban’s oldest daughter? (29:16
Leah
What was wrong with Leah? (29:17
Weak eyes
What wage did Jacob ask Laban for originally? (29:18
Rachel
How long was Jacob originally to serve for Rachel? (29:18
Seven years
What did the seven years working for Rachel seem like to Jacob? (29:20
Days
When Jacob had served seven years for Laban who did Laban bring to Jacob as his wife? (29:23
Leah
Who was Leah’s maidservant? (29:24
Zilpah
When did Jacob discover he had married Leah? (29:25
The morning after
Why did Laban say he had given Jacob Leah instead of Rachel? (29:26
Custom said the oldest must marry first
How long was Jacob to work for Rachel after Leah became his wife? (29:27
Seven more years
How long after marrying Leah did Jacob have to wait before he married Rachel? (29:28
One week