Bible Bowl Genesis 49
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Gen. 49:3,4 - Israel said, "You
are my firstborn, my might, the
first sign of my strength, excelling in
honor, excelling in power.
Turbulent as the waters, you will no
longer excel, for you went up onto
your father's bed, onto my couch and
defiled it." Which son was this?
A) Reuben B) Simeon
C) Levi D) Judah
Correct answer A.
------------------------------
2. Gen. 49:5-7 - Israel said,
"(They) are brothers - their swords are
weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not
join
their assembly, for they have killed men
in their anger and hamstrung
oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their
fury, so cruel!" Which brothers were they?
A) Levi & Dan
B) Gad and Dan
C) Simeon and
Levi
D) Joseph and
Benjamin
Correct answer C.
------------------------------
3. Gen. 49:8-12 - Israel said,
"Your brothers will praise you; your
hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father;s sons will bow
down to you. You are a lion's cub... The scepter will not depart from
(him)... His eyes will be darker than
wine, his teeth whiter than
milk." Which son was this?
A) Reuben B) Simeon
C) Levi D) Judah
Correct answer D.
------------------------------
4. Gen. 49:13 - Israel said, "(He)
will live by the seashore and
become a haven for ships." Which son was he?
A) Issachar B) Zebulun
C) Dan D) Gad
Correct answer B.
------------------------------
5. Gen. 49:14,15 - Israel said,
"(He) is a rawboned donkey lying down
between two saddlebags. When he sees how good is his resting place
and
how pleasant is his land, he will bend
his shoulder to the burden and
submit to forced labor." Which son was he?
A) Issachar B) Zebulun
C) Dan D) Gad
Correct answer A.
------------------------------
6. Gen. 49:16,17 - Israel said,
"(He) will provide justice for his
people as one of the tribes of
Israel. (He) will be a serpent by the
roadside, a viper along the path, that
bites the horse's heels so that
its rider tumbles backward." Which son was he?
A) Issachar B) Zebulun
C) Dan D) Gad
Correct answer C.
------------------------------
PAGE 1
Bible Bowl Genesis 49
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Gen. 49:19 - Israel said, "(He)
will be attacked by a band of
raiders, but he will attack them at their
heels." Which son was he?
A) Issachar B) Zebulun
C) Dan D) Gad
Correct answer D.
------------------------------
8. Gen. 49:20 - Israel said,
"(His) food will be rich; he will
provide delicacies fit for a
king." Which son was he?
A) Naphtali B) Asher
C) Joseph D) Benjamin
Correct answer B.
------------------------------
9. Gen. 49:21 - Israel said, "(He)
is a doe set free that bears
beautiful fawns." Which son was he?
A) Naphtali B) Asher
C) Joseph D) Benjamin
Correct answer A.
------------------------------
10. Gen. 49:22-26 - Israel said,
"(He) is a fruitful vine... With
bitterness archers attacked him... But
his bow remained steady...
because of the hand of the Mighty One of
Jacob... Your father's
blessings are greater than the blessings
of the ancient mountains...
Let all these rest on the head of (him),
on the brow of the prince
among his brothers. Which son was he?
A) Gad B) Asher
C) Joseph D) Benjamin
Correct answer C.
------------------------------
11. Gen. 49:27 - Israel said, "(He)
is a ravenous wolf; in the morning
he devours the prey, in the evening he
divides the plunder." Which son
was he?
A) Naphtali B) Asher
C) Joseph D) Benjamin
Correct answer D.
------------------------------
12. Gen. 49:29,30 - Israel gave
instructions that he be buried in the
cave in the field of Machpelah, near
Mamre in Canaan. Who sold this to
Abraham as a burial place?
A) Lot
B) Melchizedek king
of Salem
C) Ephron the
Hittite
D) Jabba the Hutt
Correct answer C.
------------------------------
13. Gen. 49:31 - In addition to Abraham,
Sarah, Isaac, and Rebekah
being buried in the cave in the field of
Machpelah, who had Jacob
buried there?
A) Leah B) Rachel
C) Bilhah D) Zilpah
Correct answer A.
------------------------------
PAGE 2