Jacob and Esau Bible Quiz

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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

   Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 25:20-26)

2. What was Jacob holding when he was born?A) Esau's heel · B) Esau's hand · C) His mother's hair · D) Nothing

   Esau's heel (Genesis 25:26)

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

   A cunning hunter, a man of the field (Genesis 25:27)

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

   Bread and pottage of lentiles (Genesis 25:34)

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

   The skins of the kids of the goats (Genesis 27:16)

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

   The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau (Genesis 27:22)

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

   To kill Jacob (Genesis 27:41)

8. Where did Jacob flee?A) To Egypt · B) To Sodom · C) To his uncle Laban in Haran · D) To Moab

   To his uncle Laban in Haran (Genesis 27:43)

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

   A present of many animals (Genesis 32:13-20)

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

    He ran, embraced him and kissed him (Genesis 33:4)