Bible Bowl                             Genesis 30

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       1. Gen. 30:1 - Rachel was jealous of Leah and told Jacob to give her

     children or she would do what?

 

                     A) kill him  B) kill Leah  C) die  D) cry

     Correct answer C.

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       2. Gen. 30:3-6 - Rachel gave Jacob her maidservant Bilhah, so they

     could build a family through her.  When Bilhah became pregnant, Rachel

     said, "God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea and given me a

     son."  What did Rachel name this son?

 

                       A) Dan  B) Naphtali  C) Gad  D) Asher

     Correct answer A.

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       3. Gen. 30:7,8 - Rachel's maidservant Bilhah bore Jacob a second son

     and Rachel said, "I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I

     have won."  What did Rachel name this second son?

 

                       A) Dan  B) Naphtali  C) Gad  D) Asher

     Correct answer B.

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       4. Gen. 30:9-11 - When Leah saw that she had stopped having children,

     she gave her maidservant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.  When Zilpah bore a

     son, Leah said, "What a good fortune!".  What did Leah name this son?

 

                       A) Dan  B) Naphtali  C) Gad  D) Asher

     Correct answer C.

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       5. Gen. 30:12,13 - Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son and

     Leah said, "How happy I am!  The women will call me happy."  What did

     Leah name this son?

 

                       A) Dan  B) Naphtali  C) Gad  D) Asher

     Correct answer D.

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       6. Gen. 30:14,15 - During wheat harvest, Reuben found some plants and

     brought them to his mother Leah.  Rachel said Leah could sleep with

     Jacob in exchange for her son's plants.  What kind of plants were they?

 

                  A) manna  B) mistletoe  C) mandrakes  D) maize

     Correct answer C.

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       7. Gen. 30:17,18 - Leah slept with Jacob and bore him a fifth son.

     She said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my

     husband."  What did Leah name this son?

 

                 A) Issachar  B) Zebulun  C) Joseph  D) Benjamin

     Correct answer A.

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       8. Gen. 30:19,20 - Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

     She said, "God has presented me with a precious gift.  This time my

     husband will treat me with honor, because I have borne him six sons."

     What did she name this son?

 

                 A) Issachar  B) Zebulun  C) Joseph  D) Benjamin

     Correct answer B.

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       9. Gen. 30:21 - After her six sons were born, Leah gave birth to a

     daughter.  What was her name?

 

                     A) Diane  B) Diana  C) Dinah  D) Dee Dee

     Correct answer C.

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      10. Gen. 30:22-24 - God remembered Rachel, listened to her, and opened

     her womb.  She gave birth to a son and said, "God has taken away my

     disgrace."  What did Rachel name this son?

 

                 A) Issachar  B) Zebulun  C) Joseph  D) Benjamin

     Correct answer C.

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      11. Gen. 30:25-32 - After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob asked

     Laban for his wages so that he could leave.  Which of the following did

     Jacob NOT request as payment?

 

                    A) every speckled or spotted sheep

                    B) every dark-colored lamb

                    C) every spotted or speckled goat

                    D) every spotted cow and speckled chicken

     Correct answer D.

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      12. Gen. 30:35,36 - After Laban set apart the animals to be given to

     Jacob, how many days did Laban journey away from Jacob and the flocks?

 

                         A) one  B) two  C) three  D) four

     Correct answer C.

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      13. Gen. 30:37-39 - Jacob took fresh-cut branches and made white

     stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the white inner wood.

     He placed the branches in the watering troughs, so the flocks would

     drink and mate in front of the branches and they bore young that were

     streaked or speckled or spotted.  Which kind of tree branches did Jacob

     NOT use?

 

                      A) fig  B) poplar  C) almond  D) plane

     Correct answer A.

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      14. Gen. 30:41-43 - Jacob placed the striped branches in front of the

     stronger females when they would mate.  So all the weak animals went to

     Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.  He became exceedingly prosperous

     and came to own large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and what

     else?

 

                          A) horses and camels

                          B) camels and donkeys

                          C) donkeys and horses

                          D) lions and tigers and bears

     Correct answer B.

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