Bible Bowl                             Genesis 32

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       1. Gen. 32:1,2 - As Jacob went on his way, he met angels of God.

     When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God."  What did he

     name that place?

 

                     A) Mizpah  B) Luz  C) Mahanaim  D) Bethel

     Correct answer C.

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       2. Gen. 32:3 - Jacob sent messengers to his brother Esau in the land

     of Seir in what country?

 

                     A) Canaan  B) Edom  C) Egypt  D) Gilead

     Correct answer B.

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       3. Gen. 32:3-6 - Jacob sent messengers to Esau to find favor in his

     eyes.  When the messengers returned to Jacob, how many men did they say

     were with Esau?

 

                          A) 400  B) 500  C) 600  D) 700

     Correct answer A.

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       4. Gen. 32:6-8 - When Esau was coming with 400 men to meet Jacob, it

     caused much fear and distress for Jacob.  Because he feared an attack,

     Jacob divided his people, flocks, herds, and camels into how many

     groups?

 

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

     Correct answer A.

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       5. Gen. 32:9-15 - Jacob prayed to God to save him from the hand of

     his brother Esau.  He then selected a gift for Esau.  What was it?

 

                    A) money  B) wives  C) livestock  D) grain

     Correct answer C.

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       6. Gen. 32:16-21 - Jacob gave herds of his animals to his brother

     Esau in an attempt to pacify him.  Who delivered the livestock to Esau?

 

                     A) Jacob himself

                     B) Jacob's wives and their maidservants

                     C) Jacob's children

                     D) Jacob's servants

     Correct answer D.

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       7. Gen. 32:22 - The night before Jacob met Esau, he took his two

     wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of

     what stream?

 

                    A) Jezreel  B) Joktan  C) Judea  D) Jabbok

     Correct answer D.

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               Bible Bowl                             Genesis 32

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       8. Gen. 32:24 - After Jacob sent his family and possessions across

     the ford of the Jabbok, he was left alone.  What did he do until

     daybreak?

 

                   A) slept  B) prayed  C) wrestled  D) partied

     Correct answer C.

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       9. Gen. 32:25 - When the "man" who wrestled with Jacob could not

     overpower him, what did he do?

 

                       A) touched the socket of Jacob's hip

                       B) tagged his partner

                       C) put Jacob in a "Full Nelson"

                       D) cried "Uncle"

     Correct answer A.

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      10. Gen. 32:28 - Because Jacob struggled with God and with men and

     overcame, what new name was given to him?

 

                   A) Peniel  B) Jacobi  C) Israel  D) The Rock

     Correct answer C.

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      11. Gen. 32:30 - After Jacob received his new name "Israel", he gave

     that place a name and said, "It is because I saw God face to face, and

     yet my life was spared."  What name did he give that place?

 

                    A) Israel  B) Peniel  C) Canaan  D) Jabbok

     Correct answer B.

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      12. Gen. 32:32 - Because of what happened to Jacob's hip, to this day

     the Israelites do not eat a part that is attached to the socket of the

     hip.  What is it?

 

                   A) ligament  B) leg bone  C) skin  D) tendon

     Correct answer D.

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