Genesis Questions English version

Why do some people think Genesis 1 was written to disagree with other ancient stories?

• Because it leaves out other gods

• Because it tells people to build temples

• Because it says animals came first

• Because it says water made the world

What special detail is given about the Garden of Eden’s location?

• The land was full of silver

• Four rivers started there

• It was near a tall mountain

• It was in the land of Egypt

How is Adam’s creation described in Genesis 2:7?

• Formed from dust and given breath

• Made in God’s image and likeness

• Taken from water and fire

• Grown from a seed

Why does Adam name the animals before Eve is made?

• To show he is the leader

• To prove his strength

• To show he needed a companion

• To worship God

What does God do for Adam and Eve that shows He still cares for them?

• He builds them a house

• He gives them children

• He makes clothes from animal skins

• He lets them return to Eden

Why does God send Adam and Eve out of the garden?

• So they can have children

• So they don't eat from the tree of life

• So they can learn to farm

• So they are not near the snake

What is special about Cain’s son Enoch?

• He is the first to build a city

• He becomes a priest

• He walks with God

• He writes the law

Why is the name Naamah (Lamech’s daughter) important?

• She is the first woman named after Eve

• She is the only woman named before the flood

• Her name means “peace”

• She sings a song to God

What strange thing happens when God says “your brother’s blood cries from the ground”?

• The ground is cursed again

• The ground opens up

• The ground speaks

• Blood is used in farming

What is strange about Cain’s punishment?

• He is killed

• He is marked so no one will kill him

• He becomes a priest

• He returns to Eden