Chapter 7 Study Guide

Question 1

Names changed

Answer 1

Jacob- Israel, Abram- Abraham, Sarai- Sarah

Question 2

Who was Jacob’s grandfather?

Answer 2

Abraham

Question 3

The name given to the first leaders of God’s chosen people.

Answer 3

Patriarch

Question 4

Who was Jacob’s grandmother?

Answer 4

Sarah

Question 5

Our mission is to be like _____.

Answer 5

Jesus

Question 6

Who was Jacob’s uncle?

Answer 6

Laban

Question 7

What did Jacob injure in his wrestling match?

Answer 7

His hip

Question 8

Who was Jacob’s brother?

Answer 8

Esau

Question 9

Jacob returned to what land after he left his uncle’s land?

Answer 9

Canaan

Question 10

Who was Jacob’s father?

Answer 10

Isaac

Question 11

Who were Jacob’s two wives?

Answer 11

Leah and Rachel

Question 12

Who was Jacob’s mother?

Answer 12

Rebekah

Question 13

Your baptismal name is a sign of your _____.

Answer 13

Mission

Question 14

Jacob had ___ sons.

Answer 14

12

Question 15

What did Jacob ask the visitor who wrestled with him for?

Answer 15

A blessing

Question 16

Jacob married Leah before he married Rachel because ____ tricked him.

Answer 16

Laban

Question 17

The promises God had made to Abraham were renewed to Jacob at ____.

Answer 17

Bethel

Question 18

Jacob’s ladder was a ____ in his dream.

Answer 18

Stairway

Question 19

Because Isaac was nearly blind, he thought _____ was _____.

Answer 19

Jacob was Esau

Question 20

Rebekah’s favorite son.

Answer 20

Jacob

Question 21

Esau traded Jacob his birthright for some ___.

Answer 21

Stew

Question 22

Isaac’s birthright included being ____ of the chosen people.

Answer 22

Patriarch

Question 23

Jacob’s name was changed because _______.

Answer 23

Of his mission

Question 24

Why did Jacob leave home after he received Isaac’s blessing?

Answer 24

Because Esau was trying to kill him

Question 25

Why did God bless Jacob?

Answer 25

He was the chosen one

Question 26

Why did Jacob receive Isaac’s special blessing?

Answer 26

Because he tricked him

Question 27

How many years did Jacob have to work for his uncle to marry his favorite wife?

Answer 27

14 years

Question 28

What did Isaac ask for Jacob as he blessed him? ( page 60)

Answer 28

An abundance of grain and wine

Question 29

When do some people receive a new name? (page 61)

Answer 29

Confirmation, priest, sister, brother

Question 30

Which sacrament marked you as one chosen by God to be his child and a member of his Church? (page 62)

Answer 30

Baptism

Question 31

Which sacrament strengthens and confirms your relationship with God as one of his chosen ones? (page 62)

Answer 31

Confirmation

Question 32

What two sacraments can you celebrate often to help you overcome weakness and return to God? (page 62)

Answer 32

Reconciliation and communion

Question 33

What was the meaning of Jacob’s dream? (page 63)

Answer 33

It symbolized the connection between heaven and earth/ reassured God’s presence in Jacob