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Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Isaac marries ______.

a)

Leah

b)

Rachel

c)

Rebekah

d)

Sarah

2.

The name Esau comes from the Hebrew word for ______.

a)

hairy

b)

strong

c)

hunter

d)

twin

3.

T or F – Jacob and Rebekah trick Isaac into giving Jacob Esau’s birthright.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

T or F – Esau trades his birthright for one bowl of soup.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

______ is Isaac’s favorite and ______ is Rebekah’s favorite.

a)

Esau; Jacob

b)

Jacob; Esau

c)

Esau; Esau

d)

Jacob; Jacob

6.

T or F – Isaac takes back his blessing from Jacob and gives it to Esau.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

T or F – Esau kills Jacob for stealing his birthright.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

T or F – Jacob has a dream in which God comes down from heaven on a ladder and breaks his covenant because Jacob tricked his father and brother.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Jacob fell instantly in love with ______.

a)

Leah

b)

Rachel

c)

Bilhah

d)

Zilpah

10.

T or F – Jacob’s twelve sons have four different moms.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

On his way to meet with Esau, Jacob wrestles with an _____________.

a)

angel

b)

soldier

c)

wild animal

d)

stranger on the road

12.

Jacob’ name is changed from Jacob to ___________.

a)

Israel

b)

Judah

c)

Edom

d)

Canaan

13.

T/F After twenty years of hiding, when Jacob meets Esau, Esau forgives him for stealing his blessing and birthright.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

________ is Jacob’s favorite son.

a)

Benjamin

b)

Reuben

c)

Joseph

d)

Levi

15.

________ gives Joseph a colorful coat.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Jacob

c)

Potiphar

d)

Reuben

16.

T/F Joseph has dreams in which he has to bow down to his eleven brothers.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In order to get rid of him, Joseph’s brothers throw him in a __________.

a)

prison

b)

well or pit

c)

cave

d)

river

18.

Joseph’s brothers tell Jacob that Joseph was __________.

a)

killed by a wild animal

b)

sold to a merchant

c)

kidnapped by Egyptians

d)

ran away to Canaan

19.

Joseph becomes a

a)

farmer

b)

teacher

c)

carpenter

d)

slave

20.

What country does Joseph end up in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Babylon

c)

Assyria

d)

Canaan

21.

T/F Joseph becomes Pharaoh.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

T/F Joseph plays tricks on his brothers when they come to get food.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Early Christians see Joseph as a type of ______.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Christ

d)

Elijah

24.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Jacob.

a)

Jacob’s favorite son

b)

Didn’t want to kill his brother

c)

Isaac’s favorite son

d)

Unwilling polygamist

25.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Esau.

a)

Jacob’s favorite son

b)

Didn’t want to kill his brother

c)

Isaac’s favorite son

d)

Unwilling polygamist

26.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Laban.

a)

Jacob’s favorite son

b)

Didn’t want to kill his brother

c)

Isaac’s favorite son

d)

Tricks Jacob

27.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Joseph.

a)

Jacob’s favorite son

b)

Didn’t want to kill his brother

c)

Isaac’s favorite son

d)

Tricks Jacob

28.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Reuben.

a)

Didn’t want to kill his brother

b)

Isaac’s favorite son

c)

Unwilling polygamist

d)

Tricks Jacob

29.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Rebekah.

a)

Leah’s maid

b)

Isaac’s wife

c)

Laban’s oldest daughter

d)

Mother of Joseph

30.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Rachel.

a)

Leah’s maid

b)

Rachel’s maid

c)

Laban’s oldest daughter

d)

Mother of Joseph

31.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Leah.

a)

Leah’s maid

b)

Isaac’s wife

c)

Laban’s oldest daughter

d)

Mother of Joseph

32.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Israel.

a)

“House of God”

b)

Joseph

c)

“Red”

d)

“He who strives with God.”

33.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Esau.

a)

“House of God”

b)

Joseph

c)

“Red”

d)

“He who strives with God.”

34.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Jacob.

a)

“House of God”

b)

“Red”

c)

“He who strives with God.”

d)

“He takes by the heel.”

35.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Bethel.

a)

“House of God”

b)

Joseph

c)

“Red”

d)

“He who strives with God.”

36.

In the matching section, choose the correct description that matches Zaphenathpaneh.

a)

“House of God”

b)

Joseph

c)

“Red”

d)

“He takes by the heel.”

37.

In the matching section, choose the correct statement that matches the number 7.

a)

Number of mom’s Jacob’s sons have

b)

Number of Jacob’s son

c)

Number of years Jacob works before marrying Rachel

d)

Number of years Jacobs works before marrying Leah

38.

In the matching section, choose the correct statement that matches the number 12.

a)

Number of mom’s Jacob’s sons have

b)

Number of years it takes Esau to forgive Jacob

c)

Number of Jacob’s son

d)

Number of years Jacob works before marrying Rachel

39.

In the matching section, choose the correct statement that matches the number 20.

a)

Number of mom’s Jacob’s sons have

b)

Number of years it takes Esau to forgive Jacob

c)

Number of Jacob’s son

d)

Number of years Jacobs works before marrying Leah

40.

In the matching section, choose the correct statement that matches the number 14.

a)

Number of mom’s Jacob’s sons have

b)

Number of years it takes Esau to forgive Jacob

c)

Number of years Jacob works before marrying Rachel

d)

Number of years Jacobs works before marrying Leah

41.

Select True or False: Abraham wants Isaac to marry a Canaanite woman.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Select True or False: Abraham sends Sarah to Nahor to find a wife for Isaac.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Select True or False: Jacob and Esau begin fighting even before they were born.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Select True or False: Rebekah tricks Isaac by dressing Esau up as Jacob.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Isaac takes his blessing away from Jacob and gives it to Esau.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Esau kills Jacob for stealing his birthright blessing.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Jacob names the place that he has a dream about a ladder “Bethel.”

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Rachel.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

God changing Jacob’s name indicated a new beginning for Jacob.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Joseph is jealous of his brother’s dreams.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Joseph’s brothers sell him to a caravan of slave-traders.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Joseph becomes the second most powerful person in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

When Joseph’s brothers come to get food from him, he plays tricks on them.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Jacob and all of his sons move to Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

God deals with evil by bringing good out of it.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Abraham’s servant finds Rebekah at a __________.

a)

well

b)

market

c)

house

d)

riverbank

57.

__________ is Rebekah’s brother.

a)

Laban

b)

Levi

c)

Lot

d)

Nahor

58.

__________ is Rebekah’s favorite son.

a)

Jacob

b)

Esau

c)

Joseph

d)

Benjamin

59.

Jacob runs away from Esau and lives with __________.

a)

Laban

b)

Abraham

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Jethro

60.

Jacob instantly falls in love with __________.

a)

Rachel

b)

Leah

c)

Rebekah

d)

Dinah

61.

God changes Jacob’s name from Jacob to __________.

a)

Israel

b)

Judah

c)

Ephraim

d)

Manasseh

62.

Jacob wrestles with a(n) __________.

a)

angel

b)

soldier

c)

prophet

d)

king

63.

__________ gives Joseph a colorful coat.

a)

Jacob

b)

Laban

c)

Potiphar

d)

Pharaoh

64.

Early Christians see Joseph as a type for __________.

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Elijah

65.

One reason Joseph is seen as a type: which statement best reflects this reason?

a)

He is betrayed and sold by his brothers yet later forgives and saves them

b)

He becomes a shepherd like Abraham

c)

He builds the temple in Jerusalem

d)

He leads Israel out of Egypt

66.

Another reason Joseph is seen as a type: which statement best reflects this reason?

a)

He provides bread and grain to save people from famine

b)

He conquers Canaan by force

c)

He writes the Ten Commandments

d)

He serves as a priest in the tabernacle