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WorksheetsParashat Vayeira
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the meaning of 'Vayeira'?
And He Disappeared
And There Was Laughter
And G-d Appeared
Avraham's Sacrifice
Who appeared to Avraham to pay him a visit as he was sitting in front of his tent in Mamre?
G-d
Angels
Lot and his family
Violet the Unicorn
Terah his father
Why did Sarah laugh when the visitor prophesied that she was to have a son?
Because she was old (89 years old!) and unable to have a child
Because she didn't have enough food to serve the visitor
Because she already had a boy in her house, Yishmael
Because she didn't want to have any children to look after
When the angels went to destroy the evil Sodom, who did they save?
No-one, because everyone was too evil
They didn't destroy Sodom because of Avraham's request
They only destroyed the city but let its inhabitants live
Lot and his family
During their escape, Lot's wife disobeyed and turned around to look at Sodom while the angels destroyed it. What happened to her?
She became a pillar of salt as a punishment
She took a look and began running faster than Lot
She panicked and went back to Sodom to save her jewelry
Nothing happened
The year after the visitors came, Sarah had a son as promised. Why did she name him Yitzchak (Isaac) ?
Because Yitzchak means 'laughter'; she and everyone with her laughed with joy that G-d gave her a child
Because Yitzchak means 'laughter', and she was laughed at for being so old
Because Yitzchak was teased by Yishmael
Because she liked the name Yitzchak, as she had always dreamt of naming her son by that name
How old was Avraham when Yitzchak was born?
(just type the number)
(a)
Why did G-d ask Avraham to sacrifice Yitzchak?
G-d wanted a special sacrifice
G-d decided that Avraham should not have children after all
G-d wanted to test Avraham's love and obedience to Him
G-d wanted to give Avraham a daughter instead of a son
When Avraham heard that he was to sacrifice Yitzchak, what did he do?
He hid Yitzchak under the bed and refused to sacrifice him
He woke up early and immediately went to prepare for the sacrifice with a full heart
He went to sacrifice Yitzchak with a forced attitude
At the end of the parasha, G-d tells Avraham not to sacrifice Yitzchak and blesses him for his obedience to Him. What were Avraham's descendants blessed to be?
Like the stars in the sky and sand on the sea
That they would own the cities of their enemies
That the nations of the earth would be blessed by them
That they would live in Israel and never be exiled
That they would travel all over the earth
