The Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac & Jacob Quiz

Question 1

What was Abram's original hometown before God called him to leave?

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Ur of the Chaldeans

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Haran

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Canaan

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Babylon

Question 2

How old was Abram when God first called him to leave his country and his people?

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75 years old

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60 years old

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70 years old

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80 years old

Question 3

Abraham twice told a foreign king that his wife Sarah was his sister. Why did he do this?

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He feared being killed so they could take his beautiful wife

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He was testing the kings' honesty

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Sarah asked him to, as a test of his courage

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It was the custom of the time to introduce wives as sisters

Question 4

Who was Hagar, and what happened between her and Sarai before Ishmael was born?

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Hagar was Sarai's Egyptian servant girl whom Sarai gave to Abram as a wife. When Hagar conceived, she despised Sarai, and Sarai treated her harshly until she fled

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Hagar was a Canaanite woman who offered herself to Abram

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Hagar was Abraham's second official wife after Sarah died

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Hagar was Lot's daughter who fled with Abram

Question 5

God changed Abram's name to Abraham. What does 'Abraham' mean?

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'Father of a multitude of nations'

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'Father of one nation'

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'Chosen of God'

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'Friend of God'

Question 6

The 'binding of Isaac' (Akedah) in Genesis 22 was a supreme test of Abraham's faith. What did God provide as a substitute sacrifice?

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A ram caught in a thicket by its horns

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A white dove

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A lamb sent from heaven

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A goat from Abraham's own flock

Question 7

How did Abraham's servant find a wife for Isaac?

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He prayed that the woman who offered water to him and his camels would be God's choice — and Rebekah did exactly this

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He chose the most beautiful woman in Haran

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He asked Abraham's relatives to send their finest daughter

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He held a contest among young women to find the most virtuous

Question 8

Isaac and Rebekah had twin sons. What happened at their birth that indicated future rivalry and national destiny?

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The younger grabbed the elder's heel as they were born, and God told Rebekah the older would serve the younger

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The elder was born speaking, which was seen as a sign of his dominance

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A star appeared in the sky at their birth, predicting two great nations

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Both boys were born in different cities, predicting their separation

Question 9

How did Jacob obtain Esau's birthright?

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Esau sold it to Jacob for a bowl of red stew when he came in famished from hunting

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He bribed their father Isaac with gifts

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Jacob stole the birthright document from Esau's tent

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Rebekah legally transferred it from Esau to Jacob before Isaac knew

Question 10

How did Jacob steal Isaac's blessing, meant for Esau?

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Rebekah dressed Jacob in Esau's clothes and put goatskins on his hands and neck to mimic Esau's hairiness

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He waited for Isaac to fall asleep then signed the blessing document himself

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Jacob disguised his voice to sound exactly like Esau

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He bribed Isaac's servant to delay calling Esau until the blessing was given

Question 11

After deceiving Isaac, Jacob fled to his uncle Laban in Paddan-aram. On the journey, he had a famous dream. What did he see?

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He saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels ascending and descending, and God standing above it

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He saw the Promised Land spread out before him and all his future descendants

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He saw twelve stars bowing down to one great star

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He saw a fiery chariot bearing him away to a distant land

Question 12

Jacob was tricked by his uncle Laban into working 14 years. What was the deception?

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Laban promised Jacob his younger daughter Rachel, but on the wedding night gave him Leah, the older daughter

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Laban agreed to give Jacob half his flocks but then moved them away

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Laban promised Jacob land as payment but changed the borders each year

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Laban agreed to let Jacob leave after 7 years but then claimed Jacob owed him more

Question 13

When Jacob wrestled with a mysterious figure at the Jabbok ford, what did he refuse to do until he received a blessing?

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He refused to release his grip on the figure

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He refused to cross the river

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He refused to speak his name

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He refused to bow down

Question 14

God changed Jacob's name to Israel. What does 'Israel' mean?

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'One who strives/wrestles with God'

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'Chosen of God'

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'Son of promise'

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'He who walks with God'

Question 15

How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?

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100 years old

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85 years old

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90 years old

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110 years old

Question 16

What was the significance of Abraham entertaining three mysterious visitors at Mamre in Genesis 18?

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Two of the visitors were angels and one was the LORD Himself — they announced Isaac's birth and discussed Sodom's fate

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The visitors were enemy spies that Abraham exposed

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The visitors were kings who came to make a covenant with Abraham

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The visitors were Melchizedek and two priests who blessed Abraham

Question 17

The Bible describes Abraham as 'a friend of God.' Which two books of the Bible use this remarkable title for him?

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2 Chronicles and James

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Genesis and Psalms

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Isaiah and Romans

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Hebrews and Galatians

Question 18

What specific act of faith does Hebrews 11 say Abraham demonstrated regarding the birth of Isaac — even considering how old he and Sarah were?

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Both B and C — the passage covers both his faith in receiving Isaac and his faith at the Akedah

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He believed that God could create life from nothing

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He considered God able to raise the dead — so he was willing to sacrifice Isaac, reasoning God would raise him up

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He believed God's promise despite his own body being 'as good as dead'

Question 19

Isaac had a significant encounter at a place called Beer-lahai-roi before his marriage to Rebekah. What was he doing there?

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He was meditating in the field when Rebekah arrived on her camel

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He was praying for a wife

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He was digging a well when God appeared to him

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He was fleeing from Abimelech's men

Question 20

Jacob was the father of 12 sons. Which son, born last, caused his mother Rachel to die in childbirth?

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Benjamin

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Joseph

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Judah

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Naphtali