A separation between the waters, effectively creating what we know as shamayim
On which day was Adam created?
The 6th day
Which animal was the trickiest?
The snake
Who was the first son?
קין
Who was Adam's third son?
Sheis
What major concept do we learn from ויהי ערב ויהי בקר?
That the night comes before the day
930 years
What were Adam and Chava not allowed to do with the עץ הדעת?
Eat from its fruit
Kayin was a farmer; Hevel was a shepherd
Who lived the longest recorded lifetime in the Torah?
Mesushelach
Why did the moon become diminished?
The medrash says that originally the sun and moon had the same light power. But the moon said to Hashem that there can’t be two kings at once. Hashem diminished the moon’s power, and the moon gets its light from the sun. Hashem gave the moon the stars to shine with it
Why did Hashem wait until Adam was created before bringing rain?
He wanted someone to recognize the needs of the world and daven to Him for rain
What did Chava add to Hashem’s instructions about the Eitz Hada’as which was improper?
She said that Hashem said they weren’t allowed to even touch the tree. Hashem had not said this. We are not supposed to add to Hashem’s words of our own accord
Why was Hevel's offering to Hashem greater than Kayin's?
Because it was from the best of his flock; Kayin gave his leftover crops
How long was Adam supposed to live, and why did he not live that long?
1,000 years. Adam saw Dovid Hamelech through ruach hakodesh, and this baby wasn’t going to live. Adam asked Hashem to transfer 70 years to this baby, so Adam died at the age of 930.
Why does the Torah start with בראשית if the first mitzvah given to klal yisrael isn’t until parshas hachodesh in parshas bo?
Rashi explains (some say he is quoting his father) that if the goyim will come to us and say that we stole their land, we can say to them “The land belongs to Hashem - He created it, and it is for Him to give out. He gave it to you and He can take it from you and give it to us”
What is special about the names which Adam called the animals?
The pasuk says וכל אשר יקרא לו האדם נפש חיה הוא שמו. Adam Harishon gave each creature the name which described the animal’s being. It is very difficult to truly understand the names.
What are 3 punishments Hashem gave to the snake?
Snakes would be the most accursed of all animals
Its arms and legs were cut off
It would eat dust
There would always be hatred between snakes and human beings
Who killed Kayin?
Lemech
How old was Noach when his oldest son was born?
500 years old
On what day of the year was the first day of creation?
25 Elul
How does Onkelos translate לנפש חיה by Adam?
He says לרוח ממללא - the ability to speak is one of the main distinguishing factors between humans and animals.
The Zohar says a certain person represents the snake. Who is that person?
פרעה מלך מצרים
For how many generations was Kayin protected from harm?
7
What is the other name for ספר בראשית?
Sefer Yetzirah