Jacob and Esau: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Jacob and Esau were twins who struggled even before birth. Jacob took the birthright and the blessing, fled from his brother, and years later met him again in peace.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Jacob and Esau, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. Who were the parents of Jacob and Esau?
   A) Abraham and Sarah
   B) Jacob and Rachel
   C) Laban and Leah
   D) Isaac and Rebekah
2. What was Jacob holding when he was born?
   A) Esau's heel
   B) Esau's hand
   C) His mother's hair
   D) Nothing
3. What kind of man was Esau?
   A) A shepherd
   B) A cunning hunter, a man of the field
   C) A farmer
   D) A priest
4. For what did Esau sell his birthright?
   A) Thirty pieces of silver
   B) A coat
   C) Bread and pottage of lentiles
   D) A camel
5. What did Rebekah put on Jacob's hands and neck?
   A) Sheep's wool
   B) Esau's gloves
   C) Oil
   D) The skins of the kids of the goats
6. What did Isaac say when he felt Jacob?
   A) The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau
   B) Thou art Esau
   C) Thou art Jacob
   D) Thou smellest like a shepherd
7. What did Esau plan after losing the blessing?
   A) To leave home forever
   B) To kill Jacob
   C) To go to Egypt
   D) To forgive him at once
8. Where did Jacob flee?
   A) To Egypt
   B) To Sodom
   C) To his uncle Laban in Haran
   D) To Moab
9. What did Jacob send ahead before meeting Esau again?
   A) An army
   B) A letter
   C) His wives
   D) A present of many animals
10. How did Esau greet Jacob after twenty years?
    A) He ran, embraced him and kissed him
    B) He attacked him
    C) He refused to see him
    D) He sent soldiers

Answers

1. D) Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 25:20-26)
2. A) Esau's heel (Genesis 25:26)
3. B) A cunning hunter, a man of the field (Genesis 25:27)
4. C) Bread and pottage of lentiles (Genesis 25:34)
5. D) The skins of the kids of the goats (Genesis 27:16)
6. A) The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau (Genesis 27:22)
7. B) To kill Jacob (Genesis 27:41)
8. C) To his uncle Laban in Haran (Genesis 27:43)
9. D) A present of many animals (Genesis 32:13-20)
10. A) He ran, embraced him and kissed him (Genesis 33:4)