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The Book of Genesis tells the earliest stories of the Hebrew people -- how they came to believe in one God, how they traveled from one land to another, how they made their way in the world. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs are all here. What do you know about them?
18 Genesis People quizzes and 195 Genesis People trivia questions.
1.
  All About Adam and Eve   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of Adam and Eve, the very first people God created! All quotes are from the New International Version of the Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, ak2, Jun 04 19
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  Cain and Abel   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz covers Chapter 4 of Genesis, the story of the first murder in human history. All Biblical quotes come from the KJV.
Tough, 15 Qns, skylarb, Mar 21 24
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  Facts About Sarah: Are They True or False?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sarah was the wife of Abraham and she plays a major role in the Book of Genesis. How much do you know about her? All answers are true or false. (The NKJV and the NIV were used for this quiz.)
Easier, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Jul 18 12
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  Who Did It: Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are three men prominently featured in the Book of Genesis. How much do you know about the trio? (The NKJV and the NIV were used for this quiz.)
Average, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, May 19 21
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May 19 21
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  Once an Outlaw, Now a Prince    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Jacob went from being on the run, to becoming a prince in God's book and a father of nations. How much do you know about his story? (All answers NIV)
Easier, 10 Qns, exceller, Feb 22 19
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Feb 22 19
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  Abraham   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a Bible quiz about Abraham. All references will be from the KJV.
Average, 10 Qns, metaldelph, Oct 14 18
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  Single Female Seeks...   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers ten women found in the Book of Genesis. Clues are presented in the modern day format of the ever-popular singles' advertisement. You guess the woman writing the ad.
Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Sep 30 09
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  Facts About Leah: Are They True or False?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Leah was the first wife of Jacob but she always seemed to end in second place behind her sister Rachel. How much do you know about her? All answers are true or false. (The NIV was used for this quiz.)
Easier, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Dec 28 22
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  Facts About Rachel: Are They True or False?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rachel, the wife of Jacob, plays a major role in the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the English Bible. How much do you know about her? All answers are true or false. (The NIV was used for this quiz.)
Average, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Jan 25 12
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  Biblical Women    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some women in the Bible were not nearly as 'virtuous' as a narrow present-day definition of the word might have it. Nor were Biblical men. See how well you know the women who appear in the Bible and in its context (which is more than just the KJV).
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 29 23
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trivia question Quick Question
What is Abraham referred to in James' epistle due to his faith?

From Quiz "Abraham"




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  Facts About Hagar: Are They True or False?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Although Hagar didn't have any say it the matter, she was the world's first 'divorcee'. How much do you know about her? All answers are true or false. (The NKJV and the NIV were used for this quiz.)
Average, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Jan 25 12
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  Viva La Vida    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden, mankind's fall from perfection was reflected in shrinking life spans. But let's explore those early, long-lived generations from the book of Genesis (New World Translation). Viva la vida and long live life!
Average, 10 Qns, darthrevan89, Dec 21 10
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  Women in the Book of Genesis    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how well you know the most prominent women in the book of Genesis (New King James Version) and what they did!
Easier, 10 Qns, Legola12, May 05 18
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  Abraham's Son and Family    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
We know of Isaac, Abraham and Sarah's son but how much do we know of Ishmael, Abraham and Hagar's son. Here is a quiz about him and his family, hope you'll enjoy it.
Average, 20 Qns, jesusyes, Apr 22 23
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  Who Did It: Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rebekah and Rachel are two women who are prominently featured in the book of Genesis. Do you know which one is which? (The NKJV and NIV were used for this quiz.)
Average, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Jan 11 12
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  Facts About Rebekah: Are They True or False?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rebekah was the wife of Isaac and she plays a major role in Genesis in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the English Bible. In this quiz, you simply answer 'true' or 'false' to the facts stated about her.
Average, 10 Qns, Cowrofl, Dec 10 11
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  Jacob and Sons    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Jacob, his children, and wives from Genesis.
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  The Sons of Jacob - Minus Two    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you are familiar with the story of Jacob, you will know that he had twelve sons. How much do you know about the first ten of his sons? All bible quotes are taken from the Contemporary English Version of the Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, ShonaWendy, Feb 07 10
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Genesis People Trivia Questions

1. Jacob was born a twin. Why did his parents, Isaac and Rebekah, name him "heel-grabber"?

From Quiz
Once an Outlaw, Now a Prince

Answer: He was born grabbing his twin brother's heel.

While Rebekah was pregnant, the twins wrestled in her. God told her, ""Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." When the boys were born, they named the firstborn Esau because he was red and "hairy". Shortly behind Esau came Jacob, who was born grabbing his twin brother's heel. Because of the event, Isaac and Rebekah named him "Heel grabber", which also means "cheater". (Genesis 25:21-26, NIV)

2. According to the Book of Genesis, a man and his wife were the parents of twins. Who was the man? Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

Answer: Isaac

Isaac is the correct answer. According to Scripture, he and his wife Rebekah were the parents of Esau and Jacob. The account of Rebekah giving birth to the twins is found in the 25th chapter of Genesis. According to Scripture, Esau became a skillful hunter while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. The two boys are the first twins born in the Bible.

3. According to the Book of Genesis, a woman was barren for a number of years but was finally able to conceive after divine intervention. Who was the woman? Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

Answer: Both of them

Both Rebekah and Rachel were unable to conceive for a number of years, but eventually became mothers after prayers were answered, according to Scripture. Genesis 25:21 tells of Rebekah's husband Isaac praying to the LORD. The verse in the NIV Bible states: "Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant." Rachel would be also able to conceive due to divine intervention, according to Genesis 30:22.

4. What does Adam's name mean?

From Quiz All About Adam and Eve

Answer: Man

"Adam" is now the Hebrew word for "man" but the word originally meant "earth". Eve's name also has a special meaning; it probably means "living."

5. What was the name of Abraham's first child?

From Quiz Abraham

Answer: Ishmael

Ishmael was born of Hagar, Sarah's concubine. Isaac was born of Sarah, Abraham's wife. Esau and Jacob were Isaac's children. (Genesis 16)

6. She ate the forbidden fruit.

From Quiz Women in the Book of Genesis

Answer: Eve & Chava & Hava

Genesis 3 - Eve took the fruit off the tree, ate it, and shared it with Adam.

7. SF seeks SM, a real man of the earth, who will help me live up to my name of Life Producer.

From Quiz Single Female Seeks...

Answer: Eve

Eve's name means, roughly, "Life Producer". Adam was quite literally a "man of the earth", made from the dust, and his name can mean, generically, "man" or "earth".

8. According to the book of Genesis, who made the arrangements for Hagar to conceive a son for Abram? (Abram's name was later changed to Abraham.)

From Quiz Abraham's Son and Family

Answer: Sarai

Genesis 16: 2-3 & 15, states that Sarai (later changed to Sarah), Abraham's wife, was barren and so she gave her maid servant to Abraham. She became his wife and bore him a son.

9. Who was the eldest son of Jacob?

From Quiz Jacob and Sons

Answer: Reuben

10. Jacob and his brother Esau were as opposite as night and day. Esau was a hunter and was loved by his father. What did Jacob like to do?

From Quiz Once an Outlaw, Now a Prince

Answer: He loved to stay at home and help his mother.

"The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob." (Genesis 25: 27-28, NIV)

11. According to the Book of Genesis, a man wrestled with God. Who was the man? Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

Answer: Jacob

Jacob is the correct answer. The account of him wrestling with God is found in the 32nd chapter of Genesis. Here's how the incident is reported in Genesis 32:24-32 in the NKJV Bible: "Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, 'Let Me go, for the day breaks.' But he said, 'I will not let You go unless You bless me!' So He said to him, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Jacob.' And He said, 'Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.' Then Jacob asked, saying, 'Tell me Your name, I pray.' And He said, 'Why is it that you ask about My name?' And He blessed him there. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: 'For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.' Just as he crossed over Peniel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob's hip in the muscle that shrank."

12. According to the Book of Genesis, a woman who was barren gave permission to her husband to sleep with her servant to produce children. Who was the woman? Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

Answer: Rachel only

Rachel, who was barren at the time, gave permission to her husband to sleep with her servant for the purpose of creating children. According to Genesis 30:3, Rachel gave permission to her husband to sleep with Bilhah so she could bear children for her and build a family through her. Bilhah gave birth to two boys, Dan and Naphtali, as per Genesis 35:25. According to Scripture, Leah and Sarai, who was also known as Sarah, also gave permission to their husbands to sleep with their servants to produce children.

13. A grandson of Adam, Enosh (or, Enos) lived to see 905 years of age and became father to Kenan. What commenced among mankind at the time of Enosh's birth, according to Genesis 4:26?

From Quiz Viva La Vida

Answer: Calling on the name of Jehovah

"And to Seth also there was born a son and he proceeded to call his name Enosh. At that time a start was made of calling on the name of Jehovah." (Gen. 4:26; NWT) Enosh's name means "mortal man," and during his life of 905 years, he fathered Kenan, among others. Some views of the above-quoted verse, including those of Jewish tradition, hold that this "calling on the name of Jehovah" was the start of a profane worship, possibly involving idols, rather than a continuation of Abel's worship of God.

14. What is Abraham referred to in James' epistle due to his faith?

From Quiz Abraham

Answer: The Friend of God

'And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.' (James 2:23)

15. The wife of Abraham; she laughed when she heard she was going to have a child.

From Quiz Women in the Book of Genesis

Answer: Sarah & Sarai

Genesis 18:2-14 - When three men came to visit Abraham, they told him that Sarah would have a son. She was listening behind the tent door and laughed. The men heard this and Abraham reprimanded her.

16. SF seeks to marry a bigamist.

From Quiz Single Female Seeks...

Answer: Adah

Adah, the wife of Lamech, is the first woman named in the Bible after Eve. Lamech is the first bigamist in the Bible. His other wife was named Zillah (Genesis 4:19). None of the other three women married a bigamist. Adam had only one wife, Eve; Isaac had only one wife, Rebekah, and Abraham had only one wife Sarah (although he did have a son with Sarah's handmaiden and also remarried after Sarah died).

17. When Ishmael was born, how old was his father? Genesis 16:16.

From Quiz Abraham's Son and Family

Answer: 86

Gen 16:16 states that Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born.

18. 'Sarah'. - Abram (later called Abraham) and his wife Sarai (later called Sarah) travel from Ur in Chaldea to Canaan. During a period of famine he finds shelter in Egypt and passes off Sarai as his sister. Why?

From Quiz Biblical Women

Answer: Because he is afraid the Egyptians will physically eliminate the husband of such a pretty woman.

Pharaoh himself falls in love with Sarai. He is furious with Abram for not telling him Sarai was a married woman, as trying to have intercourse with a married woman could have been a blemish on Pharaoh's character. Abraham does not seem to have learned from this incident because later in the Biblical story he repeats this tricky behaviour and again passes off Sarah as his sister when staying with Abimelek, the King of Gerar. Abraham then finds a diplomatic excuse: Sarah is the daughter of his father, but not of his mother. The least that can be said is that his behaviour was deceitful. Some 'critics' even suspect him of having behaved as a pimp, getting favourable treatment from people hoping to marry his so-called sis.

19. All together, how many wives and concubines did Jacob have?

From Quiz Jacob and Sons

Answer: 4

Rachel, Leah, ( his wives, who were sisters) Bilhah and Zilpah (concubines - technically, the handmaids of his wives)

20. Esau was the firstborn and by tradition was first in line to inherit all his father had. How did Jacob steal his brother's birthright?

From Quiz Once an Outlaw, Now a Prince

Answer: Taking advantage of Esau's hunger, he sold a bowl of food for the birthright.

Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. Esau had hunted all day and had found nothing for food. When he saw his brother cooking, Esau said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright.""Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?" But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. Esau hated his birthright after that because Jacob had taken it from him. (Genesis 25:29-34, NIV)

21. According to the Book of Genesis, a man was the father of twelve sons with each one becoming a founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Who was the man? Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Abraham, Isaac or Jacob?

Answer: Jacob

Jacob is the correct answer. He was married to sisters Leah and Rachel and eventually was given permission to sleep with his wives' two maidservants for the purpose of creating children. The maidservants were Bilhah and Zilpah. The names of his twelve sons are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. The names of the sons are found in Genesis 35:23-26. Jacob and Leah were also parents of a daughter, Dinah, as per Genesis 30:19-21.

22. According to the Book of Genesis, a woman and her sister were married to the same man and the two women did not get along well. Who was the woman? Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

From Quiz Who Did It: Was it Rebekah or was it Rachel?

Answer: Rachel only

Rachel and her sister Leah were both married to Jacob. According to Scripture, the two sisters did not get along, largely because Jacob loved Rachel and didn't care much for Leah. And while this was happening, Leah was giving birth to children while Rachel was barren. Scripture suggests there was friction between the two, notably in passages beginning in Genesis 29:31 to 30:32. Leah took delight in bearing children for Jacob while Rachel was barren. By bearing children, Leah mistakenly thought she could win Jacob's affection, but it was not to be. Rachel may have been Jacob's true love, but she was apparently jealous of Leah for being able to bear children while she was barren. Genesis 30:1, in the NIV Bible, states: "When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or I'll die!'" Genesis 30:14-15, tells of an exchange between the two sisters after Rachel requested to have some mandrakes that were picked by Leah's son Reuben. Verse 15 quotes Leah as responding: "Wasn't it enough that you took away my husband? Will you take my son's mandrakes too?" The story goes on to state Rachel told Leah she could sleep that night with Jacob for the mandrakes. The story ends with Leah giving birth to a fifth son, Issachar, followed by a sixth son, Zebulun, as well as a daughter, Dinah. Notes in the NKJV Study Bible, state this about the unusual story: "Mandrakes are a special type of herb that the peoples of the ancient Middle East regarded as aid to conception. Their aroma was associated with lovemaking (Song of Solomon 7:13). Reuben's discovery of the mandrakes led to another squabble between Leah and Rachel. In the end, Leah hired Jacob for a night with her."

23. From which part of Adam's body did God make Eve?

From Quiz All About Adam and Eve

Answer: Rib

God created Eve because, He said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him" (Genesis 2:18). He put Adam in a deep sleep and took one of his ribs from which to make the woman.

24. What relationship was Abraham to Lot?

From Quiz Abraham

Answer: Uncle

It is believed that Lot's parents were killed, and that Abraham treated him like his own son. (Genesis 12:5)

25. She helped deceive her husband by putting goat skin on her youngest son.

From Quiz Women in the Book of Genesis

Answer: Rebekah

Genesis 27 - Instead of wanting her first born, Esau, to have the blessing, Rebekah wanted her favorite son, Jacob, to be blessed by Issac.

26. After Abel is slain, Adam and Eve have another son. What do they name him?

From Quiz Cain and Abel

Answer: Seth

Seth means, roughly, "appointed one." Noah descended from him.

27. SF seeks man to be good provider and help raise my son. Currently homeless, having been cast out by my mistress.

From Quiz Single Female Seeks...

Answer: Hagar

Hagar was Abraham's handmaiden and mother of his first son Ishmael. Abraham's wife Sarah told her husband to cast her out. He reluctantly did so. In the wilderness, God spoke to her, promising to make Ishmael a great nation (Genesis 21).

28. What did Sarah observe Ishmael doing? Genesis 21:9.

From Quiz Abraham's Son and Family

Answer: Scoffing

Genesis 21:9 states that Sarah saw Ishmael scoffing.

29. Jacob's tricks continued. When their father was about to die, how did Jacob steal the blessing from his brother?

From Quiz Once an Outlaw, Now a Prince

Answer: With his mom's help, he dressed up in goat skin and disguised himself as Esau to his father.

Isaac called Esau and told him to go hunting. Isaac wanted a juicy steak for his last meal before he blessed Esau. While Esau was out, Jacob's mother came to him and told him to get dressed...in goat's skin. She prepared a meal for Isaac and sent Jacob in. Isaac was so blind, he felt Jacob to see if he was hairy, to make sure he had the right twin. The goat skin worked! By the time Esau and Isaac realized what had happened, Jacob was long gone with the blessing. (Genesis 26-27, NIV)

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