Genesis Basic Facts
How many chapters are in the book of Genesis?
Exactly 50
What is the name of the Garden where Adam and Eve first lived?
Eden
How long did it take Noah to build the ark?
120 years
What was God's first task for Abraham?
To leave his homeland and go to the place God would command him
For what did Esau sell his birthright to Jacob?
3ats (red lentils)
What does "Genesis" mean?
"In the beginning"
What promise did God make to Adam & Eve after their fall?
The serpent would bruise the heel of Eve's Seed, but Eve's Seed would bruise the head of the serpent. In other words, someone from the lineage of Eve would kill the serpent while receiving a nonfatal blow. More specifically, Christ will come and defeat Satan through His death on the Cross. But in his power, death cannot hold Him.
How many of each animal did Noah take onto the ark?
7 of each clean animal
2 of each unclean animal
What was the sign of Abraham's covenant with God?
Circumcision
What does Jacob's ladder represent? Why?
St. Mary, who connected heaven and earth, by granting Christ a body by which He reconciled heaven & earth.
Name 15 Characters from the Book of Genesis
God, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah, Rachel, Joseph, Ephraim, Manasseh, etc.
What are the names of the 2 Trees in the Garden? Which of these did God command Adam and Eve not to eat from?
1. Tree of Life
2. Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
God commanded them not to eat from 2
How many people were saved on Noah's ark? Double points if you can name them all (with names of the males).
8 People
Noah, His Wife
3 Sons & their 3 Wives
What did the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac symbolize?
The Crucifixion & Resurrection of Christ
What nations were born from Rebekah (a.k.a what are nicknames for Jacob & Esau)?
Israel & Edom
Who wrote the Book of Genesis and approximately when?
Moses wrote the Book of Genesis after the Exodus from Egypt (1491 BC)
Give the 6 Days of Creation
Day 1- light & darkness
Day 2- firmament
Day 3- land, plants
Day 4- sun, moon, stars
Day 5- birds & sea creatures
Day 6- animals and separately, man
Why did Cain kill Abel?
Out of jealousy:
God accepted Abel's sacrifice of meat, while rejecting Cain's sacrifice of crops
How did Isaac meet Rebekah?
Abraham ordered one of his servants to find a woman from Abraham's homeland, so he found Rebekah and brought her back to Isaac
Fill in the blank:
"How then can I do this great __________ and _______ against God?"
Who is speaking this verse? To whom is he speaking? When does he say this?
wickedness; sin
Joseph is speaking to Potiphar's wife, right after her attempt at seducing him
What two big topics are spoken about in Chapter 1-3 of Genesis?
Creation & the Fall of Man
What are the names of the 4 rivers that passed through the Garden in which Adam and Eve were created?
1) Pishon
2) Gihon
3) Hiddekel
4) Euphrates
What can we learn from the Tower of Babel (2 Things)?
1) Not to take pride in human achievements (science, technology, transportation, etc.)
2) Humility (do not lift yourself up against God, for God resists the proud)
3) Do not test God (just as he struck down the tower of Babel, he will strike down any attempt to test His strength)
Pharaoh (and Abimelech) took Sarah because Abraham said she was his sister out of fear. God intervened both times, saving Sarah from adultery.
Why did Jacob "adopt" Manasseh & Ephraim as his own sons?
To honor Joseph by "doubling" his inheritance among his brothers