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Life of Jacob

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word patriarch means father. In Judaism, it refers to three generations of foundational figures in the Book of Genesis (My Jewish Learning). Who is the third patriarch?

a)

Abraham

b)

Ishmael

c)

Isaac

d)

Jacob

2.

Name Jacob's grandmother

a)

Sarah

b)

Hagar

c)

Rebekah

d)

Rachel

3.

Name Jacob's greatgrandfather

a)

Abraham

b)

Lot

c)

Isaac

d)

Ishmael

4.

Hagar is to Abraham as Bilhah is to:

a)

Isaac

b)

Eliezar

c)

Ishmael

d)

Jacob

5.

Abraham died when he was:

a)

86

b)

101

c)

175

d)

275

6.

The two nations were born when their father was:

a)

40 years old

b)

60 years old

c)

80 years old

d)

100 years old

7.

The two nations in Rebekah's womb are:

a)

Edom and Israel

b)

Edom and Ur

c)

Edom and Canaan

d)

Canaan and Beersheba

8.

Esau traded this for some stew

a)

blessing

b)

venison

c)

birthright

d)

wife

9.

Favouritism was seen in ALL of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Abraham prefered Lot

b)

 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau

c)

Rebekah loved Jacob

d)

Jacob loved Rachel

10.

Which brother can be described as a skillful hunter, man of the open country and hairy

a)

Ishmael

b)

Jacob

c)

Esau

d)

Isaac

11.

True or False, the birthright and blessing are given to the firstborn son

a)

True

b)

False

12.

the double portion of the firstborn in Judaism is called the:

a)

dowry

b)

birthright

c)

blessing

d)

covenant

13.

Who was listening when Isaac told the son he loved to "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."

a)

Rachel

b)

Rebekah

c)

Jacob

d)

Esau

14.

Which of the following was not used as part of the deceptive plan to deceive Isaac

a)

the best clothes of her older son

b)

goatskins

c)

wild game prepared in a tasty way and bread

d)

sheepskins

15.

What surprised Isaac when the child who received the blessing came in?

a)

He came back without the dish

b)

he returned so quickly

c)

he was bald

d)

he smelled like the field

16.

Who was told, "Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me"

a)

Isaac

b)

Ishmael

c)

Esau

d)

Jacob

17.

Identify a shepherdess mentioned in Genesis

a)

Sarah

b)

Rebekah

c)

Leah

d)

Rachel

18.

Who said, "you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing"

a)

Ishmael

b)

Laban

c)

Bethuel

d)

Jacob

19.

The younger of Laban's two daughters

a)

Leah

b)

Rachel

20.

But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her. What word BEST describes the action above?

a)

deception

b)

favouritism

c)

conflict

d)

anger

21.

Zilpah is to Leah as Bilhah is to

a)

Rebekah

b)

Sarah

c)

Hagar

d)

Rachel

22.

Leah sought her husband's attention, which was reflected in the names she gave her sons. Identify which son caused her to praise the Lord

a)

Reuben

b)

Simeon

c)

Levi

d)

Judah

23.

God listened to her and opened her womb. She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” [she named the child] saying, “May the Lord add to me another son!” Identify the child spoken of above

a)

Dan

b)

Gad

c)

Joseph

d)

Benjamin

24.

Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, and I said, ‘Here I am!’ And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.’”Who was the angel of God speaking to?

a)

Esau

b)

Jacob

c)

Joseph

d)

Dan

25.

Identify the sister who stole her father's household gods

a)

Dinah

b)

Leah

c)

Rachel

d)

Sarah

26.

Laban was told on the third day that Jacob left. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Name the country Jacob was heading when he left his uncle's house.

a)

Gilead

b)

Beersheba

c)

Luz

d)

Bethel

28.

How many years did Jacob work for Laban?

a)

10 years

b)

20 years

c)

30 years

d)

40 years

29.

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha,but Jacob called it Galeed. Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed, and Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight. If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me.” What was used to witness this covenant?

a)

stones

b)

sticks

c)

fire

d)

dirt

30.

Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. So he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Why did Jacob say?

a)

This is God's strength

b)

This is God's peace

c)

This is God's camp

d)

This is God's house

31.

Identify the item that was not sent to Esau by Jacob

a)

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats

b)

thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls

c)

twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys

d)

three hundred ewes and twenty rams

32.

How many children did Jacob have when he crossed Jabbok?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

33.

Identify the place Jacob's name was changed to Israel

a)

Bethel

b)

Bethuel

c)

Peniel

d)

Canaan

34.

Identify Jacob's body part that was displaced when he wrestled with the angel

a)

shoulder

b)

hip

c)

head

d)

feet

35.

How many men accompanied Esau to meet his brother?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

36.

Which group of persons did Jacob put first to meet his brother?

a)

servants

b)

Leah and children

c)

Rachel and child

d)

Jacob and soldiers

37.

“No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it. Who spoke these words

a)

Laban

b)

Laban's sons

c)

Jacob

d)

Esau

38.

So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.  But Jacob journeyed to ,

a)

Bethel

b)

El-Elohe-Israel.

c)

Shechem

d)

Succoth

39.

Where did this dream take place?

And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

a)

Ur

b)

Paddan Harran

c)

Bethel

d)

Canaan

40.

What did Jacob use as a pillow when he had the dream of a ladder?

a)

cushion

b)

stone

c)

wood

d)

cotton