Question | Answer | Explanation |
Whom did God ask to sacrifice his son? | Abraham | God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. |
What was Abraham's son's name who was to be sacrificed? | Isaac | Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. |
On which mount did God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son? | Mount Moriah | God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah. |
Who was the longest living man? | Methuselah | Methuselah, son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah, was the longest living man. |
How old was Methuselah when he died? | 969 years | Methuselah, son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah, was 969 years old when he died. |
Who was Esau's twin brother? | Jacob | Jacob was Esau's twin brother. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah. |
Who was the mother of Isaac? | Sarah | Sarah was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. |
Who was the mother of Esau and Jacob? | Rebekah | Rebekah was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob. |
Whom among the twins did Isaac love? | Esau | Isaac loved Esau amongst his twin children. |
What did Esau do as a profession when he grew old? | He was an hunter. | Esau was a cunning hunter and a man of the field. |
What did Esau sell for a 'mess of pottage'? | his birthright | Esau sold his birthright to his brother for a mess of pottage. He did this as he was faint and about to die. |
How many sons did Jacob, son of of Isaac, have? | twelve | Jacob had twelve sons and several daughters. |
Who amongst the sons of Jacob was given a 'coat of many colours'? | Joseph | Jacob arrayed his son Joseph, with a coat of many colours. |
What horrendous thing did Joseph's brothers do to him? | they put him in a pit and sold him to Ishmaelites | Joseph's brother hated him because of their father's favoritism to Joseph. The brothers therefore cast him into a pit and later sold him to Ishmaelites. |
Who said the words, "What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?" | Judah | Judah spoke these words in order to save Joseph from the other brothers when they were plotting against him. |