Berean Bible Fellowship

BIBLE QUIZ (From the Book of Genesis)

Occasion: BBF Anniversary
Date: March 18, 2007
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Jacobs brother was Esau. Esau was the father of what group of people?
(Edomites: Gen. 36:43)
Recording the death of Adam down to Methuselah, it is popularly known as the
death chapter. What is the chapter? (Gen 5)
Who was the first man to die physically? (Abel: Gen 4)
Chapter which records God resting from his creative work. (Gen 2)
What covenant did God make with Abraham which involves all males eight days
old? (Circumcision: Gen. 17)
Who was with Jacob when he buried his father Isaac? (Esau: Gen. 35:29)
While in Egypt Joseph was tempted by whose wife? (Potiphars wife: Gen. 39)
What extra ordinary thing Joseph did which made him governor of Egypt?
(Interpreted Pharaohs dream: Gen. 41)
True or False: Joseph was the eleventh son of Isaac (False: son of Jacob)
True or False: Although Joseph invited Jacob and his whole family to go to Egypt,
God, however, did not explicitly tell Jacob to go to Egypt (False: Gen.46)
Where did the Israelites settle in Egypt? (Goshen: Gen. 47:27)
True or False: Adam gave the name Eve to his wife after they had disobeyed
Gods command. (True: Gen. 3:20)
True or False: God created the land creatures and man on the same day. (True:
Gen. 1)
True or False: God put a mark on Cain so that he will not die. (False: Gen. 4:15)
True or False: the last words of Genesis are coffin in Egypt. (True)
True or False: Judahs legal wife was Tamar (False: Gen. 38:2)
Give the chapter in Genesis where God told Noah to build an ark (Gen. 6)
True or False: Noah stayed in the ark for not less than one year (True: 7:11 and
8:14)
True or False: Gods covenant with Noah included all the living creatures on
earth. (True: Gen. 9:8ff)
Nimrod, a descendant of Ham grew to be a mighty warrior o the earth. One of the
first centers of Nimrods kingdom was Babylon. (True: 10:10)
In what chapter in Genesis was Abrams name mentioned? (11)
How old was Abraham when he set out from Haran to the land God told him to
go? (75: 12:4)
When Abraham and Lot separated Lot pitched his tent near what city? (Sodom:
13:12)
Who blessed Abraham when he returned from defeating the kings who took Lot?
(Melchizedek: 14:18)
What two significant offices Melchizedek held? (Priest, King: Gen.14:18)

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Who was the half brother of Isaac? (Ishmael: Gen. 16)

How many persons were delivered from death when God destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah? (3 only [Lot and his two daughters], because Lots wife became a
pillar of salt)
What did God use to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? (Burning sulfur: 19:23)
Abraham and Isaac have a common mistake. What was it? (Lying about their
wives)
What was the name of the region/place where God told Abraham to offer Isaac as
a burnt offering? (Moriah: Gen. 22:2)
True or False: Sarah died before Isaac had a wife. (True)
Choose the correct answer: How old was Abraham when he died? A. 175; B. 150;
C. 115 (175: 25:7)
How did Jacob get his fathers blessing? (Through deceit, by pretending to be
Esau: Gen. 27)
How many wives Esau had in all? (Three: 26:34; 28:9)
How many sons did Jacob have with Rachel? Name them. (2: Joseph and
Benjamin)
True or False: All in all, Jacob had 13 children. (True, including Dinah)
What name did Josephs brother call him because of his dreams? (dreamer: 37:19)
Judah is Jacobs son with whom? (Leah: 29:35)
True or False: Aside from Joseph, the Bible also does not record a specific sin
committed by Judah. (False: That with Tamar)
How many of Josephs brothers were first sent by Jacob to Egypt to buy grain?
(10, because Benjamin was left: Gen. 42:3, 4)
Who was Josephs firstborn son? (Manasseh: 41:51)