By The Book - Genesis

by Wayne Blank

1. When does the book of Genesis begin? (Genesis 1:1) (see also The Seven Days Of Creation and The Logos)

2. How long is the normal maximum lifetime set by God? (Genesis 6:3)

The Garden 3. How long did The Flood in the time of Noah last? (Genesis 7:24) (see also How Big Was Noah's Ark?)

4. What are the names of Noah's 3 sons? (Genesis 9:18) (see also The Sons Of Noah)

5. What was the name of Abraham's wife? (Genesis 18:9) (see Abraham, Man Of Faith and Sarah)

6. What was the name of Isaac's wife? (Genesis 24:67) (see Isaac and Rebekah)

7. What is the name of Jacob's older brother who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew? (Genesis 25:29-30) (see Esau)

8. What are the names of Jacob's (Israel's) 2 wives? (Genesis 29:28) (see Leah, Rachel)

9. Which of Jacob's sons was sold away, by his own brothers, to the Midianites who then took him to Egypt? (Genesis 37:28) (see Coat Of Many Colors and Children of Jacob)

10. What are the names of the 2 sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, and who later themselves developed into 2 individual tribes of Israel? (Genesis 48:1,5) (see The Tribes Of Israel)

11. Who was the oldest son of Jacob, the firstborn? (Genesis 49:3) (see Reuben)

12. Jacob was buried in the "Tomb of the Patriarchs" in Hebron (today a place of much tension because of claims to it by both the Jews and Arabs). Who are the other 5 people that are also buried in that tomb? (Genesis 49:29-31)