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St George's News

Waterlooville's Parish Magazine

BIBLE QUIZ

What do you know about GENESIS?

We all know the stories of the Creation and the Garden of Eden, of Noah and Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. But exactly how well do you know them.

1. What did God make on the fifth day of creation?

a) cattle and creeping things. b) grass, herbs and trees. c). great whales and winged fowl.

d) sun and moon.

2. Which of these rivers did not flow through the Garden of Eden?

a) the Gihon. b )the Tigris. c) the Euphrates. d) the Jordan.

3. What was the sign of God's covenant with Noah that there would be no more floods to destroy the earth?

a) circumcision. b) baptism. c) the rainbow. d) a pillar of fire.

4. What relationship did Lot have to Abraham?

a) his brother. b) his uncle. c) his son. d) his nephew.

5. Where did God tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

a) the Land of Moriah. b) Mount Ararat. c) Mount Sinai. d) Beer-sheba.

6. Where did Abraham bury his wife Sarah?

a) the cave of Machpelah. b) the city of Nahor. c) Beer-sheba. d) Egypt.

7. Who was Abraham's second wife?

a) Keturah. b) Hagar. c) Bilhah. d) Abigail.

8. Where did Jacob find his wife (or should I say wives)?

a) Canaan. b) Egypt. c) Bethel. d) Paddan Aram.

9. Who was Jacob's favourite wife?

a) Leah. b) Bilhah. c) Rachel. d) Zilpah.

10.How many times did Laban change Jacob's wages?

a) 5 times. b) 7 times. c) 10 times. d) 12 times.

11. Who prevented his brothers from killing Joseph?

a) Simeon. b) Judah. c) Rueben. d) Levi.

12. Which of the following did not appear in Joseph's dreams about his family?

a) a loaf of bread. b) sheaves of grain. c) sun and moon. d) eleven stars.

BILL HUTCHINGS

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