Genesis Chapter 28 Quiz

1. Why did Isaac send Jacob to Paddan Aram ?

a) To find a wife

b) To escape Esau

c) To visit relatives

2. To whom did Isaac instruct Jacob to go in Paddan Aram?

a) Laban, his mother's brother

b) Esau, his brother

c) Ishmael, his uncle

3. What did Esau do when he saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away ?

a) He followed Jacob

b) He married a daughter of Ishmael

c) He took revenge on Jacob

4. Where did Jacob stop for the night on his journey to Paddan Aram ?

a) Bethel

b) Beersheba

c) Haran

5. What did Jacob use as a pillow while sleeping at Bethel ?

a) A stone

b) His cloak

c) A bundle of hay

6. What did Jacob see in his dream at Bethel ?

a) A ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending

b) A burning bush

c) A great flood

7. Who stood above the ladder in Jacob's dream ?

a) An angel

b) The Lord

c) Moses

8. What promise did God make to Jacob ?

a) That Jacob's descendants would inherit the land

b) That Jacob would become king

c) That Jacob would live a long life

9. What did Jacob name the place where he had the dream ?

a) Luz

b) Bethel

c) Shiloh

10. What vow did Jacob make to God after his dream ?

a) To give a tenth of all he receives back to God

b) To return home immediately

c) To never leave Bethel