Bible Bowl Genesis 31
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1. Gen. 31:1-7 - Laban's sons said
Jacob had taken everything their
father owned. Laban's attitude had changed toward him, yet Jacob had
worked for Rachel and Leah's father with
all his strength. How many
times had Laban changed Jacob's wages?
A) seven B) eight
C) nine D) ten
Correct answer D.
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2. Gen. 31:8-13 - Whether the flocks
gave birth to speckled or
streaked young, God took them from Laban
and gave them to Jacob. The
angel of God appeared to Jacob in a dream
and told him to leave the
land at once and go back to his native
land. Where did the angel say
Jacob had annointed a pillar and made a
vow to God?
A) Egypt B) Beersheba C) Bethel D) Zoar
Correct answer C.
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3. Gen. 31:14-18 - Rachel and Leah told
Jacob not to regard them as
foreigners because Laban had sold them
and used up what was paid for
them.
They said Jacob should do what God told him to do. Jacob put
his children and wives on camels, drove
his livestock ahead of him, and
left Paddan Aram. They traveled to Jacob's father Isaac in
what land?
A) Canaan B) Egypt
C) Goshen D) Sodom
Correct answer A.
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4. Gen. 31:19-21 - Jacob deceived Laban
the Aramean and fled with all
he had, crossed the River, and headed for
the hill country of Gilead.
Before they left and while Laban was shearing
his sheep, Rachel stole
something. What did Rachel steal?
A) her father's staff
B) her father's
household gods
C) a wineskin
D) 50 gold coins
Correct answer B.
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5. Gen. 31:22,23 - On the third day
Laban was told that Jacob had
fled.
Laban took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for how many
days?
A) three B) five
C) seven D) ten
Correct answer C.
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6. Gen. 31:24-27 - God came to Laban in
a dream and told him not to
say anything to Jacob, either good or
bad. Laban overtook Jacob in the
hill country of Gilead. Laban asked why Jacob had carried off his
daughters like captives in war. Laban wanted to send them away with
joy and singing to the music of
tambourines and what?
A) drums
B) trumpets C) flutes D) harps
Correct answer D.
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Bible Bowl Genesis 31
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7. Gen. 31:31 - Why did Jacob run off
from Laban secretly?
A) he was afraid Laban would
take back his daughters
B) he was afraid Laban would
take his livestock
C) he was angry about working
so hard for Laban
D) he was planning a surprise
party for Laban
Correct answer A.
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8. Gen. 31:34 - After Rachel stole
Laban's household gods, where did
she hide them?
A) under her bed
B) inside her
camel's saddle
C) in Leah's tent
D) in a pile of manure
Correct answer B.
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9. Gen. 31:38 - How long was Jacob with
Laban before he left him?
A) 14 years B) 15 years
C) 20 years D) 21 years
Correct answer C.
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10. Gen. 31:41 - Jacob worked fourteen
years for Laban's daughters and
six years for his flocks. During that period, how many times did Laban
change his wages?
A) seven B) eight
C) nine D) ten
Correct answer D.
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11. Gen. 31:44-49 - Jacob and Laban made
a covenant to serve as a
witness between them. Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar
and
his relatives gathered stones and piled
them in a heap. Laban called
it Jegar Sahadutha and Jacob called it
Galeed. What else was it
called?
A) Marah B) Moriah
C) Mizpah D) Mumbo Jumbo
Correct answer C.
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12. Gen. 31:52,53 - Laban said that the
pillar and heap called Mizpah
were to be a witness that neither of them
would go to the opposite side
and harm the other. Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear
of
whom?
A) God B) Abraham
C) Isaac D) Esau
Correct answer C.
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