GENESIS

Updated 11/2023



CHAPTER 1

  1. Who created the heavens and the earth?
  2. What was created on: a. the first day? b. The second day? c. The third day? d. The fourth day? e. The fifth day? f. The sixth day?

CHAPTER 2

  1. What did God do on the seventh day?
  2. a. From what was the first man formed? b. From what were the animals formed?
  3. What four rivers flowed from Eden?
  4. Where did God place Adam?
  5. How was woman formed?
  6. Of what tree were Adam and Eve not to eat?

CHAPTER 3

  1. Who tricked Eve into eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
  2. a. What curse did God put on the serpent? b. What curse did God put on the man? c. What curse did God put on the woman?
  3. Why did God place the cherubim at the east of the Garden of Eden?
  4. Why was a sword placed at the tree of life?

CHAPTER 4

  1. Why didn’t God respect Cain’s offering?
  2. What did Cain do to Abel?
  3. What did God do to Cain because of this?
  4. a. Why did God's judgment worry Cain? b. What consolation did Cain receive from God?
  5. Who was born to Adam in place of Abel?

CHAPTER 5

  1. Who walked with God and was taken by Him?
  2. From what son of Adam was Noah?
  3. Who were Noah's sons?

CHAPTER 6

  1. a. Who were the sons of God that looked on the daughters of men? b. What did they do wrong?
  2. a. How did God view the world? b. How did He feel about man at this time?
  3. a. Who did God find that was righteous? b. What did God tell him to do?
  4. What were the dimensions of the ark?
  5. How many pairs of all living things were to go into the ark?

CHAPTER 7

  1. a. Of the clean animals, how many were to be taken of the males and the females? b. How many of the unclean animals?
  2. How many days did it rain on the earth?
  3. How many people were on the ark?
  4. Where were the animals of the seas?

CHAPTER 8

  1. How many days did the ark float on the water after the rains had stopped?
  2. How many months did it take the water to decrease to see the mountains?
  3. In which month of the year did the earth finally dry up?

CHAPTER 9

  1. What did God require as justice if a man was killed by another man or a beast?
  2. What symbol did God give to show he would never destroy the earth by flood again?
  3. a. What was Ham's reaction to his father being drunk and unclothed? b. What was his curse because of this?

CHAPTER 10

  1. Who was the father of Cush and Canaan?
  2. From what son of Ham came the Philistines?

CHAPTER 11

  1. a. What did the people of the land decide to build? b. Why did they want to build this? c. What did God do about this?
  2. Who is the father of Abram?
  3. How many years was it after the flood to Abram's birth?
  4. Who was Lot?

CHAPTER 12

  1. a. What did God tell Abram to do? b. What did He promise Abram?
  2. What land did God promise to give Abram?
  3. Why did the Lord plague Pharaoh's house?

CHAPTER 13

  1. a. What problem occurred in the land because of Abram and Lot's livestock? b. What was the solution to this problem? c. Where did Abram go? d. Where did Lot go?

CHAPTER 14

  1. a. What happened to the people of the city where Lot lived? b. What did Abram do about this?
  2. a. What did Abram do with some of the spoil taken in battle? b. Before whom did he do this?
  3. a. What did the king of Sodom offer Abram? b. What was Abram's answer? Why?

CHAPTER 15

  1. Who was Eliezer?
  2. What did God tell Abram concerning his descendants?
  3. a. What would first happen to Abram's descendants? b. How long would this happen?
  4. What would be God's reward to Abram's descendants?

CHAPTER 16

  1. a. By whom did Abram's wife, Sarai, tell him to have children? b. Once she conceived, how did this person react to Sarai? c. What did Sarai do to her after this reaction?
  2. What did God promise Hagar?
  3. What was Hagar's son's name?

CHAPTER 17

  1. a. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, to what did God change his name?: b. What does this name mean?
  2. What was the sign of the covenant between God and Abram?
  3. a. What was Sarai renamed? b. What does this name mean?
  4. What did God promise Abraham through Sarah?

CHAPTER 18

  1. a. What did Abraham see while sitting in his tent? b. Who did Abraham realize were his visitors? c. Who was speaking with him?
  2. a. What did the men tell Abraham about Sarah? b. How did Sarah answer this?
  3. a. Where were the men enroute? b. What was their purpose to go there? Why? c. What worried Abraham the most about the purpose of the men?

CHAPTER 19

  1. a. How many of the angels went to Sodom? b. Who met them when they arrived? c. Did he understand who they were? d. How did he approach the men?
  2. What happened at Lot's house?
  3. What did the angels do to the men of the town?
  4. a. Who sent the men to Sodom? b. What were they to do to Sodom?
  5. How did Lot's son-in-laws view his warning?
  6. Where did Lot and his family flee?
  7. a. Why did Lot's wife look back at Sodom? b. What happened to her?
  8. a. What did Lot's daughters plot to do to him? b. Why?
  9. Who are the descendants of Lot?

CHAPTER 20

  1. Why did Abraham call Sarah his sister in Gerar?
  2. Who prevented king Abimelech from touching Sarah?
  3. After Sarah was returned to Abraham, what happened to Abimelech's household?

CHAPTER 21

  1. a. What did Abraham and Sarah name their son? b. What does this name mean? c. How old were Sarah and Abraham when their son was born?
  2. What did Hagar's son, Ishmael, think of the weaned son?
  3. What did Sarah tell Abraham to do with Hagar and her son?
  4. What did God tell Hagar He would do for her son?
  5. What was Abraham's and Abimelech's covenant?

CHAPTER 22

  1. Why did God tell Abraham to sacrifice his son?
  2. Who carried the wood on his back for the sacrifice?
  3. Why did God know that Abraham feared Him?
  4. What did God provide for the sacrifice?
  5. In whom would the nations be blessed?
  6. a. Who was the father of Rebekah? b. How was Rebekah's father related to Abraham?

CHAPTER 23

  1. a. Where did Sarah die? b. How old was Sarah when she died?
  2. a. Where did Abraham bury Sarah? b. Who owned the land where she was buried? c. From what son of Noah were these people?

CHAPTER 24

  1. a. Who did Abraham send to find a wife for Isaac? b. To where was he to go?  c. To what city did he go?
  2. a. Who met the servant at the well? b. How would the servant know which woman would be the one chosen by the Lord for Isaac?
  3. What did Rebekah do when she saw Isaac?
  4. Did Isaac love Rebekah?

CHAPTER 25

  1. a. Who did Abraham take as a wife? b. How many children did she have with Abraham?
  2. Where was Abraham buried?
  3. What did God tell Rebekah about the children in her womb?
  4. a. What were her children's names? b. What do their names mean?
  5. a. Who was Isaac's favorite son? b. Why?
  6. a. What did Esau trade with Jacob one day? b. What did he give up?

CHAPTER 26

  1. a. Where did Isaac go at the time of the famine in the land? b. How did Isaac refer to Rebekah at this place? c. Who saw Isaac and Rebekah while looking through his window? d. What did he see? e. What was his reaction?
  2. What did king Abimelech tell Isaac to do after Isaac became very rich and prosperous?
  3. a. Who grieved Isaac and Rebekah? b. Why?

CHAPTER 27

  1. a. Before Isaac died what did he want Esau to do for him? b. What did Rebekah want for Jacob? c. How did Rebekah accomplish this?
  2. What was Isaac's blessing for Jacob?
  3. What was Isaac's blessing for Esau?
  4. What did Esau resolve to do to Jacob after Isaac's death?
  5. a. Where did Rebekah send Jacob? b. What was her reason to Isaac for sending Jacob away?

CHAPTER 28

  1. a. When Jacob left where did Esau go to find a wife? b. Why did he go there? c. Who did Esau take as a wife?
  2. a. What did Jacob dream on the way to Haran? b. What was he promised in his dream? c. What did Jacob call the place? d. What does it mean?

CHAPTER 29

  1. a. How was Rachel related to Jacob? b. What was Rachel's work?
  2. What did Jacob ask from Laban as payment for his work?
  3. Whom did Laban give to Jacob in marriage?
  4. a. When did Jacob marry Rachel? b. How much longer did Jacob serve Laban?
  5. What are the names of Leah's first four sons and the meaning of their names?

CHAPTER 30

  1. a. What sons were born to Bilhah? What does each name mean? b. What sons were born to Zilpah? What does each name mean?
  2. a. What did Rachel want from Leah's son, Reuben? b. Why did she want these from Leah? c. What was the proposed trade between Rachal and Leah?
  3. Name Leah's last sons and the meaning of their names:
  4. a. What daughter was born to Leah? b. What is the meaning of her name?
  5. a. What son was born to Rachel? b. What is the meaning of his name? c. When was he born?
  6. Why did Laban want Jacob to stay longer?
  7. What did Jacob want as wages this time?
  8. a. What did Jacob use to help the livestock multiply? b. Where did he place them? c. How did the livestock look?

CHAPTER 31

  1. Who told Jacob to leave Laban's household?
  2. a. What did Rachal take from Laban's house? b. Where did she put it? c. Why did Laban not look there?
  3. How long had Jacob stayed with Laban?
  4. What would be the age of Jacob's oldest child at this time?

CHAPTER 32

  1. Why did Jacob divide his possessions and people in two companies?
  2. Why did Jacob send gifts to Esau?
  3. a. With whom did Jacob think he had wrestled? b. What did Jacob want this man to do for him? c. What happened to Jacob's hip?
  4. How had Jacob struggled with man and God and prevailed?
  5. What was Jacob’s new name?

CHAPTER 33

  1. Why did Jacob put Rachal and Joseph last?
  2. When Esau saw Jacob, what was his reaction to Jacob?
  3. Why did Jacob not go with Esau to Seir at the same pace?
  4. a. Where did Jacob finally pitch his tent? b. From whom did Jacob buy land?

CHAPTER 34

  1. a. What did Shechem do to Dinah, Jacob's daughter? b. What did Shechem want his father to do for him?
  2. When Jacob's sons heard about what happened to Dinah, how did they feel?
  3. a. What did Hamor propose they should do? b. What did Jacobs' sons what done first?
  4. What advantage did Hamor tell his people they would receive if they followed the conditions of Jacob's sons?
  5. a. What did Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, do to the men of the city of Shechem? b. What was Jacob's reaction to his sons' actions?

CHAPTER 35

  1. Where did God tell Jacob to go?
  2. a. To what did God change Jacob's name? b. What does this name mean?
  3. a. How did Rachel die? b. To what city were Rachel and Jacob going?
  4. a. What was the name of Rachel's last son? b. What does this name mean?` c. How many sons did Rachel have?
  5. Who did Reuben lie with immorally?
  6. a. How old was Isaac when he died? b. Who buried Isaac?

CHAPTER 36

  1. From what land did Esau choose his wives?
  2. From what son of Isaac are the Amaleks (Amalekites)?

CHAPTER 37

  1. a. Why did Jacob love Joseph more than his other children? b. What did he make for Joseph? c. How did Joseph's brothers feel about him?
  2. What did Joseph's dreams mean to his brothers?
  3. a. What did Joseph's brothers plot against him? b. Who did not want to do this to Joseph? c. What did they do to Joseph?
  4. Where did the Ishmaelites take Joseph?
  5. What did the brothers tell Jacob about Joseph?
  6. To whom was Joseph sold?

CHAPTER 38

  1. a. What happened to Judah's sons Er and Onan? b. Who did Judah promise to Tamar as a husband?
  2. Why did Tamar play the harlot with Judah?
  3. How many children did Tamar have?

CHAPTER 39

  1. a. Where was Joseph taken as a slave? b. Who was his master? c. What did Joseph soon become in his master's house?
  2. a. What did Joseph's master's wife want from him? b. What was Joseph's response to her?
  3. a. What accusation did the master's wife bring against Joseph? b. Where did Joseph end up because of the accusation? c. What position did Joseph have while in prison?

CHAPTER 40

  1. Who was thrown into prison along with Joseph?
  2. a. What was the meaning of the chief butler's dream? b. What was the meaning of the chief baker's dream?
  3. What did Joseph ask of the chief butler?
  4. Did any of Joseph's interpretations of dreams come true?

CHAPTER 41

  1. a. How long after the chief butler was released did Pharaoh have his dreams? b. What was the meaning of his dreams?
  2. a. What did Joseph recommend Pharaoh do for the next few years? b. Who did Pharaoh appoint to Joseph's recommendation?
  3. a. How high was Joseph's position to Pharaoh? b. How old was Joseph at this time? c. How long had Joseph been a slave?

CHAPTER 42

  1. a. Who was left behind while Joseph's ten brothers went to Egypt? b. Why?
  2. What was Joseph's official title in the land of Egypt?
  3. a. When Joseph saw his brothers, did he recognize them? b. Did his brothers recognize him?
  4. What did Joseph accuse of his brothers?
  5. a. What did Joseph do to all his brothers? b. For how long? c. For what reason did Joseph's brothers think this was happening to them?
  6. Who did Joseph keep behind while the other brothers took the grain back home?
  7. a. What did Joseph put in each brother's sack? b. How did they feel when this was discovered?

CHAPTER 43

  1. When did Jacob decide to let his sons go back to Egypt?
  2. What did he send with his sons to Egypt?
  3. What were the brothers afraid of when Joseph invited them to dinner?
  4. What did Joseph do when he saw Benjamin?
  5. How did Joseph seat his brothers?
  6. How did Joseph treat Benjamin?

CHAPTER 44

  1. What did Joseph tell his steward to put in Benjamin's sack?
  2. a. What did Joseph request Benjamin become to him? b. How did the brothers react to this? c. What did Judah tell Joseph would be the result of his request?

CHAPTER 45

  1. When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, how did they react?
  2. a. Who did Joseph tell his brothers had allowed these things to happen to him? b. Why did this happen to Joseph?
  3. Who approved of Joseph's family coming to Egypt?

CHAPTER 46

  1. a. Who spoke to Jacob in a dream after his sons returned from Egypt? b. What did He tell Jacob?
  2. To what land did Jacob and his family go?
  3. How many descendants of Jacob came to Egypt?

CHAPTER 47

  1. a. When money ran out in the land of Egypt, how did the people pay Joseph for the grain? b. When this ran out, how did the people pay for the grain? c. What law did Joseph implement?
  2. How long did Jacob get to be with Joseph before he died?
  3. What did Jacob ask Joseph to promise him upon his death?

CHAPTER 48

  1. a. Who were Joseph's two sons? b. What did they become to Jacob?
  2. Which of Joseph's sons did Jacob bless first?
  3. What was Jacob's blessing for Joseph?

CHAPTER 49

  1. a. What was Reuben's blessing? b. Why?
  2. How were Simeon and Levi blessed?
  3. What was Judah's blessing?
  4. From what son would the shepherd, the stone of Israel come?
  5. a. Where did Jacob wish to be buried? b. Who else is buried there?

CHAPTER 50

  1. What did Joseph's brothers fear after their father died?
  2. Why did Joseph weep when the messengers came from the brothers?
  3. What did Joseph ask his people to do for him when he died?