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| Answer the questions, based on the Book of Genesis. |
1. Whom did God ask to sacrifice his son?
• Moses
• Abraham
• Adam
• Jacob
Answer: AbrahamGod asked Abraham to sacrifice his son.
2. What was Abraham's son's name who was to be sacrificed?
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Isaiah
• Abel
Answer: IsaacAbraham was told by God to sacrifice his son Isaac.
3. On which mount did God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son?
• Mount Moriah
• Mount Sinai
• Mount Pisgah
• Mount Horeb
Answer: Mount MoriahGod asked Abraham to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah.
4. Who was the longest living man?
• Jared
• Noah
• Methuselah
• Seth
Answer: MethuselahMethuselah, son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah, was the longest living man.
5. How old was Methuselah when he died?
• 782 years
• 869 years
• 882 years
• 969 years
Answer: 969 yearsMethuselah, son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah, was 969 years old when he died.
6. Who was Esau's twin brother?
• Joshua
• Jacob
• James
• Jared
Answer: JacobJacob was Esau's twin brother. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
7. Who was the mother of Isaac?
• Eve
• Jezebel
• Sarah
• Deborah
Answer: SarahSarah was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac.
8. Who was the mother of Esau and Jacob?
• Rebekah
• Rachel
• Ruth
• Rhesa
Answer: RebekahRebekah was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob.
9. Whom among the twins did Isaac love?
• Jacob
• Joshua
• Esau
• Jared
Answer: EsauIsaac loved Esau amongst his twin children.
10. What did Esau do as a profession when he grew old?
• He was a carpenter.
• He was an hunter.
• He was a mason.
• He was a shepherd.
Answer: He was an hunter.Esau was a cunning hunter and a man of the field.
11. What did Esau sell for a 'mess of pottage'?
• his cattle
• his belongings
• his land
• his birthright
Answer: his birthrightEsau sold his birthright to his brother for a mess of pottage. He did this as he was faint and about to die.
12. How many sons did Jacob, son of of Isaac, have?
• ten
• eleven
• twelve
• thirteen
Answer: twelveJacob had twelve sons and several daughters.
13. Who amongst the sons of Jacob was given a 'coat of many colours'?
• Reuben
• Gad
• Joseph
• Judah
Answer: JosephJacob arrayed his son Joseph, with a coat of many colours.
14. What horrendous thing did Joseph's brothers do to him?
• they took away to a deserted place and left him
• they put him in a pit and sold him to Ishmaelites
• they broke his limbs and sold him to beggars
• they tricked him and made the Jewish authorities to arrest him
Answer: they put him in a pit and sold him to IshmaelitesJoseph's brother hated him because of their father's favoritism to Joseph. The brothers therefore cast him into a pit and later sold him to Ishmaelites.
15. Who said the words, "What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?"
• Reuben
• Gad
• Judah
• Simeon
Answer: JudahJudah spoke these words in order to save Joseph from the other brothers when they were plotting against him.
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