Divine Decrees & Covenants
This was the one specific tree in the Garden of Eden from which God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat.
What is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
(Genesis 2:16-17)
This son of Seth is remembered as the one during whose time "people began to call upon the name of the Lord."
Who is Enosh?
(Genesis 4:26)
Before continuing to Canaan, Abraham and his family resided for a time in this city, where his father Terah died.
What is Ur of the Chaldeans or Haran?
(Genesis 11:31-32)
This person orchestrated the plan for Jacob to deceive Isaac into giving him Esau's blessing by having Jacob wear Esau's clothes and cover himself with goatskins.
Who is Rebekah?
(Genesis 27:6-17)
This wife of Abraham, though barren for many years, eventually gave birth to Isaac in her old age, fulfilling God's promise.
Who is Sarah?
(Genesis 21:1-3)
God established this physical ritual as the perpetual mark of His covenant with Abraham and his male descendants.
What is circumcision?
(Genesis 17:9-11)
This individual in the lineage before the Flood is noted for having "walked with God" and was taken by God without experiencing death.
Who is Enoch?
(Genesis 5:24)
When Jacob fled from Esau, he spent a night at this place, saw a dream of a ladder to heaven, and named the place "House of God."
What is Bethel?
(Genesis 28:19)
Jacob acquired Esau's birthright by offering him this specific red food when Esau was exhausted and hungry.
What is lentil stew (or red stew)?
(Genesis 25:29-34)
As Sodom and Gomorrah were being destroyed, this woman disobeyed God's instruction not to look back and was turned into a pillar of salt.
Who is Lot's wife?
(Genesis 19:26)
After the Flood, God gave Noah and his sons a command to be "fruitful and multiply," and what else, specifically concerning the earth?
What is to fill the earth?
(Genesis 9:1)
The Bible records this man, the grandfather of Noah, as the longest-living human, reaching 969 years.
Who is Methuselah?
(Genesis 5:27)
Abraham purchased the cave of Machpelah for Sarah's burial and later for himself, which was located in or near this important city in Canaan.
What is Hebron?
(Genesis 23:19)
Jacob worked for seven years to marry Rachel but was deceived by Laban and ended up marrying this older sister first.
Who is Leah?
(Genesis 29:18-25)
This nurse of Rebekah, who had served her since childhood, died and was buried under an oak tree at Bethel, named Allon Bacuth, meaning "Oak of Weeping.”
Who is Deborah?
(Genesis 35:8)
God revealed His plan to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah to Abraham, explaining that Abraham was chosen so that he would instruct his children and household to do this.
What is to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice?
(Genesis 18:19)
This brother of Abraham was the father of Lot, making Lot Abraham's nephew.
Who is Haran?
(Genesis 11:27)
Joseph was sent by Jacob to check on his brothers tending sheep, and it was at this specific location where his brothers seized him and sold him into slavery.
What is Dothan?
(Genesis 37:17)
When Jacob fled from Laban, Rachel secretly stole this from her father's household, leading to a tense search.
What are the household idols?
(Genesis 31:19, 34)
This woman, Judah's daughter-in-law, disguised herself as a prostitute to ensure she would bear a child within Judah's lineage after her first two husbands (Judah's sons) had died.
Who is Tamar?
(Genesis 38:13-26)
Daily Double: At Bethel, God officially confirmed Jacob's new name, Israel, and reiterated His covenant promises. What does the name "Israel" mean?
What is "he strives with God" or "God strives"?
(Genesis 32:28, 35:10)
Though Lot chose the fertile land near Sodom, he was ultimately Abraham's this (a specific family relationship), highlighting their close bond before separation.
What is nephew?
(Genesis 13:8)
The ill-fated construction of the Tower of Babel took place in the land of Shinar, a region generally identified as Babylonia. This king also ruled in Babylonia in the 6th Century.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
(Daniel)
To further test his brothers and force them to bring Benjamin to Egypt, Joseph ordered that his silver cup be secretly placed in the sack of this particular brother.
Who is Benjamin?
(Genesis 44:1-5)
When Jacob prepared to meet Esau after many years, he strategically arranged his family in a specific order for safety. Which of his wives and her only son were placed at the very rear, likely in the most protected position?
Who are Rachel and Joseph?
(Genesis 33:1-2)