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WorksheetsLife of Jacob
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
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?
Abraham
Ishmael
Isaac
Jacob
Name Jacob's grandmother
Sarah
Hagar
Rebekah
Rachel
Name Jacob's greatgrandfather
Abraham
Lot
Isaac
Ishmael
Hagar is to Abraham as Bilhah is to:
Isaac
Eliezar
Ishmael
Jacob
Abraham died when he was:
86
101
175
275
The two nations were born when their father was:
40 years old
60 years old
80 years old
100 years old
The two nations in Rebekah's womb are:
Edom and Israel
Edom and Ur
Edom and Canaan
Canaan and Beersheba
Esau traded this for some stew
blessing
venison
birthright
wife
Favouritism was seen in ALL of the following EXCEPT:
Abraham prefered Lot
Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau
Rebekah loved Jacob
Jacob loved Rachel
Which brother can be described as a skillful hunter, man of the open country and hairy
Ishmael
Jacob
Esau
Isaac
True or False, the birthright and blessing are given to the firstborn son
True
False
the double portion of the firstborn in Judaism is called the:
dowry
birthright
blessing
covenant
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."
Rachel
Rebekah
Jacob
Esau
Which of the following was not used as part of the deceptive plan to deceive Isaac
the best clothes of her older son
goatskins
wild game prepared in a tasty way and bread
sheepskins
What surprised Isaac when the child who received the blessing came in?
He came back without the dish
he returned so quickly
he was bald
he smelled like the field
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"
Isaac
Ishmael
Esau
Jacob
Identify a shepherdess mentioned in Genesis
Sarah
Rebekah
Leah
Rachel
Who said, "you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing"
Ishmael
Laban
Bethuel
Jacob
The younger of Laban's two daughters
Leah
Rachel
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?
deception
favouritism
conflict
anger
Zilpah is to Leah as Bilhah is to
Rebekah
Sarah
Hagar
Rachel
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
Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Judah
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
Dan
Gad
Joseph
Benjamin
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?
Esau
Jacob
Joseph
Dan
Identify the sister who stole her father's household gods
Dinah
Leah
Rachel
Sarah
Laban was told on the third day that Jacob left. True or False.
True
False
Name the country Jacob was heading when he left his uncle's house.
Gilead
Beersheba
Luz
Bethel
How many years did Jacob work for Laban?
10 years
20 years
30 years
40 years
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?
stones
sticks
fire
dirt
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?
This is God's strength
This is God's peace
This is God's camp
This is God's house
Identify the item that was not sent to Esau by Jacob
two hundred female goats and twenty male goats
thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls
twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys
three hundred ewes and twenty rams
How many children did Jacob have when he crossed Jabbok?
7
9
11
13
Identify the place Jacob's name was changed to Israel
Bethel
Bethuel
Peniel
Canaan
Identify Jacob's body part that was displaced when he wrestled with the angel
shoulder
hip
head
feet
How many men accompanied Esau to meet his brother?
100
200
300
400
Which group of persons did Jacob put first to meet his brother?
servants
Leah and children
Rachel and child
Jacob and soldiers
“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
Laban
Laban's sons
Jacob
Esau
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 ,
Bethel
El-Elohe-Israel.
Shechem
Succoth
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.”
Ur
Paddan Harran
Bethel
Canaan
What did Jacob use as a pillow when he had the dream of a ladder?
cushion
stone
wood
cotton
