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This patriarch disguised his wife as his sister on two separate occasions—name him and both kings involved.
Who is Abraham? (Pharaoh of Egypt and Abimelech of Gerar)
Name the location where Jacob had a dream of a ladder reaching to heaven and what he renamed the place.
What is Luz, renamed Bethel?
What visible sign accompanied God’s promise to never again flood the earth, and what does God say He will do when He sees the sign?
The rainbow; God will remember His covenant not to destroy the earth by flood
From which son of Noah are Abraham and Israel, descended?
Who is Shem?
After leaving Egypt and parting from Abram, Lot settled near this location, which was later destroyed for its wickedness.
What is Sodom?
This figure is described as “a mighty hunter before the Lord” and established a kingdom in Babel.
Who is Nimrod?
The well in the Negev was named “Well of the Living One Who Sees Me” after Hagar’s encounter with an angel. Name it.
What is Beer-lahai-roi?
Which event is directly connected to the reiteration and renaming of the covenant recipient as “Israel”?
Jacob’s wrestling with God at Peniel.
He was the oldest man recorded in the Bible and the father of Lamech. Name him and his relationship to Noah.
Who is Methuselah, Noah's grandfather?
Who made a solemn oath not to harm each other that was commemorated by planting a tamarisk tree in Beersheba?
Abraham and Abimelech.
This servant of Abraham, tasked with finding a wife for Isaac, prayed for a specific sign at a well.
Who is Eliezer of Damascus?
Abraham negotiated for Sarah’s burial at this site and purchased it from Ephron the Hittite. Name the cave and its location.
What is the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron?
This covenant promised seed would inherit land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates.
What is the Abrahamic Covenant (land promise)?
How many woman listed in Seth’s genealogy by name.
Genesis names no women in Seth's line
In the Joseph narrative, identify which Egyptian official was restored and which was executed, and state the significance of their dreams’ interpretations for later events
The chief cupbearer was restored; the chief baker was executed. The cupbearer later remembers Joseph and recommends him to Pharaoh.
This son of Jacob, whose name means “attached,” was born to Zilpah, Leah’s servant.
Who is Gad?
This place was named “God Encampment” by Jacob after he saw two camps of angels.
What is Mahanaim?
Signify the act and age required for entrance into Abraham’s covenant for descendants and the punishment for neglect.
Circumcision at eight days old; uncircumcised males cut off from their people.
List the names of Joseph’s sons and explain the significance of each.
Who are Manasseh (“God has made me forget my hardship”) and Ephraim (“God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction”)?
At what exact point in the flood narrative does the text specify that God “remembered Noah,” and what event follows?
In Genesis 8:1, after 150 days; the waters begin to recede.
This priest and king blessed Abraham with bread and wine and received a tithe from him.
Who is Melchizedek?
Joseph’s brothers resorted to pasturing the flock in this foreign city before selling Joseph.
What is Dothan?
In God’s covenant with Abram, God instructs him to bring specified animals and then puts him into a deep sleep. Name at least three animals used.
What are a heifer, a goat, and a ram (plus a dove and pigeon)?
Trace the lineage: Adam → Seth → ____________ → Noah.
Who is Enosh → Kenan → Mahalalel → Jared → Enoch → Methuselah → Lamech → Noah?
Name two figures from Genesis who prefigure or foreshadow aspects of the Messiah, and explain why
Who are Isaac (the miraculous son offered as a sacrifice—Genesis 22), and Joseph (beloved son betrayed, suffered, then exalted to save many lives—Genesis 37–50)?