# Genesis Bible quiz

Ten questions on the book of Genesis, each answered with the verse that settles it, quoted from the Lumin Translation. Play it at https://www.lumin.faith/bible-quiz/genesis.

## 1. On which day did God rest from all his work?

- **The seventh day** (answer)
- The first day
- The sixth day

> On the seventh day God completed the work that he had done, and on the seventh day he rested from all the work that he had done. ([Genesis 2:2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/2#2))

## 2. What did God form the first man from?

- A rib
- Clay from a river
- **Dust from the ground** (answer)

> Then Yahweh God shaped the man out of dust from the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. ([Genesis 2:7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/2#7))

## 3. Who killed his brother Abel?

- Lamech
- **Cain** (answer)
- Seth

> Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. ([Genesis 4:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/4#8))

## 4. Whom did God tell to build an ark?

- Enoch
- Abraham
- **Noah** (answer)

> So God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them along with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and coat it with pitch inside and out. ([Genesis 6:13-14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/6#13-14))

## 5. What sign did God set in the clouds after the flood?

- **A bow (a rainbow)** (answer)
- A white dove
- A bright star

> I have set my bow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. ([Genesis 9:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/9#13))

## 6. Which son was born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age?

- Jacob
- Ishmael
- **Isaac** (answer)

> Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time God had spoken of to him. Abraham named his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. ([Genesis 21:2-3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/21#2-3))

## 7. Who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew?

- Reuben
- **Esau** (answer)
- Jacob

> Jacob said, “Swear to me right now.” So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright. ([Genesis 25:33-34](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/25#33-34))

## 8. What did Jacob see in his dream at Bethel?

- **A stairway reaching to heaven** (answer)
- A burning bush
- Seven fat cows

> He had a dream: there was a stairway set up on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and coming down on it. ([Genesis 28:12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/28#12))

## 9. What did Jacob make for Joseph, the son he loved most?

- **An ornate robe** (answer)
- A silver cup
- A gold ring

> Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him an ornate robe. ([Genesis 37:3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/37#3))

## 10. Who explained Pharaoh’s dreams of the cows and the grain?

- Daniel
- **Joseph** (answer)
- Moses

> Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same. God has told Pharaoh what he is about to do. ([Genesis 41:25](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/41#25))