Bible Bowl                             Genesis 33

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       1. Gen.33:1,2 - When Jacob saw Esau and his 400 men approaching, he

     divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

     Starting from front to back, in what order did he place them?

 

                          A) Rachel, Leah, maidservants

                          B) Leah, Rachel, maidservants

                          C) maidservants, Leah, Rachel

                          D) maidservants, Rachel, Leah

     Correct answer C.

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       2. Gen. 33:3,4 - Jacob bowed down to the ground several times as he

     approached Esau, but Esau ran to meet him.  After Esau threw his arms

     around his neck and kissed Jacob, what did they do?

 

                   A) laughed  B) wept  C) argued  D) wrestled

     Correct answer B.

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       3. Gen. 33:5-7 - What did the maidservants, Leah, Rachel, and the

     children do when they came to Esau?

 

                   A) wept  B) ran away  C) hid  D) bowed down

     Correct answer D.

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       4. Gen. 33:8 - Esau asked Jacob, "What do you mean by all these

     droves I met?"  What was Jacob's reply?

 

                   A) "To ask your forgiveness, my lord."

                   B) "To offer sacrifices to the Lord."

                   C) "To find favor in your eyes, my lord."

                   D) "The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick."

     Correct answer C.

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       5. Gen. 33:10 - Jacob insisted that Esau accept his gift, because

     seeing Esau's face was like seeing what?

 

             A) the face of God  B) a ghost  C) himself  D) a vision

     Correct answer A.

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       6. Gen. 33:11 - What did Esau do with the gift that Jacob offered

     him?

 

         A) accepted it  B) rejected it  C) paid for it  D) destroyed it

     Correct answer A.

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       7. Gen. 33:12-14 - Esau wanted to accompany Jacob on his journey, but

     Jacob said the children were too tender and he must care for the ewes

     and cows nursing their young.  He told Esau to go on ahead and that he

     would catch up to him where?

 

                     A) Shechem  B) Succoth  C) Seir  D) Sodom

     Correct answer C.

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               Bible Bowl                             Genesis 33

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       8. Gen. 33:16,17 - Esau started on his way and Jacob was to meet him.

      Instead, Jacob built a place for himself and made shelters for his

     livestock.  What was this place called?

 

                     A) Seir  B) Succoth  C) Shechem  D) Sodom

     Correct answer B.

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       9. Gen. 33:18 - After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely

     at a city in Cannan and camped within sight of it.  What was this city

     called?

 

                     A) Seir  B) Succoth  C) Shechem  D) Sodom

     Correct answer C.

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      10. Gen. 33:19,20 - Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of

     Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent and set up an

     altar called El Elohe Israel.  How much did he pay for the plot of

     ground?

 

                             A) 50 pieces of gold

                             B) 50 pieces of silver

                             C) 100 pieces of gold

                             D) 100 pieces of silver

     Correct answer D.

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