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Bible Trivia Quiz Questions on Genesis Chapter 35
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Genesis 35 Quiz with Answers and Explanation
Question No. 1
What was the first command God gave Jacob in Genesis 35?
- a) To go to Bethel and make an altar
- b) To go to Hebron and build a tower
- c) To remain in Shechem and sacrifice
- d) To leave Canaan and go to Egypt
- e) To take only his family to Bethel
Answer: a) To go to Bethel and make an altar
Explanation: God instructed Jacob to “arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God” (Genesis 35:1).
Question No. 2
What did Jacob ask his household to put away before they went to Bethel?
- a) Foreign gods
- b) Idols of their ancestors
- c) Unclean garments
- d) Jewelry and treasures
- e) Animals prepared for sacrifice
Answer: a) Foreign gods
Explanation: Jacob told his household to “put away the strange gods that are among you” (Genesis 35:2).
Question No. 3
What specific change did Jacob request from his household before they journeyed?
- a) To wash themselves and purify their tents
- b) To change their garments
- c) To sacrifice their possessions
- d) To keep silent until reaching Bethel
- e) To cover their heads in reverence
Answer: b) To change their garments
Explanation: Jacob instructed them to “change your garments” as part of their preparation for going to Bethel (Genesis 35:2).
Question No. 4
Where did Jacob hide the foreign gods and earrings of his household?
- a) Under an oak in Shechem
- b) Beneath a well near Bethel
- c) By the altar he built
- d) Under a fig tree outside Canaan
- e) Beside the altar in Hebron
Answer: a) Under an oak in Shechem
Explanation: Jacob “hid them under the oak which was by Shechem” (Genesis 35:4).
Question No. 5
Who protected Jacob and his household as they journeyed to Bethel?
- a) The terror of God
- b) The angels of God
- c) The men of Shechem
- d) The neighboring kings
- e) Joseph’s dreams
Answer: a) The terror of God
Explanation: “The terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them” so that no one pursued them (Genesis 35:5).
Question No. 6
What new name did God give to Jacob at Bethel?
- a) Israel
- b) Judah
- c) Bethel
- d) Isaac
- e) None of the above
Answer: a) Israel
Explanation: God reaffirmed Jacob’s new name as “Israel” (Genesis 35:10).
Question No. 7
What blessing did God reiterate to Jacob at Bethel?
- a) He would be invincible in battle
- b) He would be king over all Canaan
- c) His family would never face famine
- d) He would lead all the tribes
- e) None of the above
Answer: a) None of the above
Explanation: God blessed Jacob by saying, “A nation and a company of nations shall be of thee” (Genesis 35:11).
Question No. 8
What did Jacob name the place where God spoke to him in Genesis 35?
- a) Bethel
- b) Penuel
- c) Luz
- d) Mahanaim
- e) Succoth
Answer: a) Bethel
Explanation: Jacob named the place Bethel, which means “house of God” (Genesis 35:15).
Question No. 9
Who died and was buried beneath Bethel on Jacob’s journey?
- a) Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse
- b) Leah, Jacob’s wife
- c) Laban, Jacob’s father-in-law
- d) Esau, Jacob’s brother
- e) Zilpah, Jacob’s servant
Answer: a) Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse
Explanation: “Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Bethel” (Genesis 35:8).
Question No. 10
What did Jacob place upon the grave of Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse?
- a) A mound of stones
- b) An altar of incense
- c) An offering of gold
- d) A covering of garments
- e) None of the above
Answer: e) None of the above
Explanation: Jacob “set a pillar upon her grave” (Genesis 35:20).
Question No. 11
What name did Rachel give her second son as she was dying?
- a) Benoni
- b) Benjamin
- c) Dan
- d) Zebulun
- e) Joseph
Answer: a) Benoni
Explanation: Rachel named him “Benoni,” meaning “son of my sorrow” (Genesis 35:18).
Question No. 12
What name did Jacob give Rachel’s newborn son?
- a) Benjamin
- b) Benoni
- c) Judah
- d) Ephraim
- e) Levi
Answer: a) Benjamin
Explanation: Jacob renamed him “Benjamin,” meaning “son of the right hand” (Genesis 35:18).
Question No. 13
Where did Rachel die during the journey?
- a) Outside Egypt
- b) In Shechem
- c) At Bethel
- d) By Hebron
- e) None of the above
Answer: e) None of the above
Explanation: Rachel “died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem” (Genesis 35:19).
Question No. 14
What did Jacob set upon Rachel’s grave?
- a) A pillar
- b) An altar
- c) A mound of stones
- d) A torch
- e) An idol
Answer: a) A pillar
Explanation: “Jacob set a pillar upon her grave” (Genesis 35:20).
Question No. 15
What sin did Reuben commit in Genesis 35?
- a) He lied about his mother
- b) He stole from Jacob’s household
- c) He attacked the people of Bethel
- d) He defiled the altar at Bethel
- e) None of the above
Answer: e) None of the above
Explanation: Reuben “lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine” (Genesis 35:22).
Question No. 16
How many sons did Jacob have at this point in Genesis 35?
- a) Twelve
- b) Eleven
- c) Ten
- d) Thirteen
- e) Fourteen
Answer: a) Twelve
Explanation: Genesis 35:22-26 lists Jacob’s twelve sons.
Question No. 17
Where did Jacob go after Rachel’s death?
- a) To his father Isaac at Mamre
- b) To Bethel to build an altar
- c) To Shechem to build a home
- d) To Hebron to settle permanently
- e) To Paddan-aram
Answer: a) To his father Isaac at Mamre
Explanation: Jacob “came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre” (Genesis 35:27).
Question No. 18
How old was Isaac when he died?
- a) 160 years
- b) 175 years
- c) 190 years
- d) 200 years
- e) None of the above
Answer: e) None of the above
Explanation: Isaac lived to be 180 years old (Genesis 35:28).
Question No. 19
Who buried Isaac after his death?
- a) Esau and Jacob
- b) Joseph and Benjamin
- c) Rachel and Leah
- d) Jacob and Judah
- e) Isaac and Ishmael
Answer: a) Esau and Jacob
Explanation: Isaac was buried by “his sons Esau and Jacob” (Genesis 35:29).
Question No. 20
What symbol did Jacob use at Bethel to mark the place where God spoke to him?
- a) A pillar of stone
- b) An altar of wood
- c) A tent with offerings
- d) A circle of stones
- e) A banner with God’s name
Answer: a) A pillar of stone
Explanation: Jacob set up a stone pillar in Bethel to commemorate God’s appearance to him (Genesis 35:14).