Genesis 25-36 Study Guide Flashcards
The Life of Jacob (66 cards)
How many years was Rebekah barren before she and Isaac had children?
Twenty Years
How did Jacob get the birthright of his first-born brother Esau?
Esau came in from hunting and Jacob was cooking lentil pottage and he traded his birthright for some of Jacobs pottage
What were the three promises did the LORD make to Isaac that he had already made for Abraham?
That I will multiply your descendants, I will give you and your descendants the land of Canaan, and all the nations of the Earth shall bless themselves by you and your descendants
Why did Abimelech get mad and tell his people to stay away from Isaac and Rebekah?
Isaac and Rebekah lied to Abimelech and said they were brother and sister, but Abimelech saw them fondling, which meant they were husband and wife because a brother and sister would not do that
The first two wives of Esau were from what tribe or nation?
Hittite
Describe the 3 things Rebekah did for Jacob to help him trick Isaac into blessing him?
She makes savory food, puts goat skins on his arms, hands, and neck, and put Esau’s clothes on Jacob
When Isaac blesses Jacob, how did he say other people would treat Jacob?
They would served him and bow down to him
When Isaac blesses Esau, how did he say that Esau would live and get along with Jacob?
That he will be enemies with Jacob and Esau would serve Jacob, but you will break loose and break his yolk
Who did Rebekah tell Jacob to go to in her family?
Laban
Who did Isaac tell Jacob to go to?
Bethuel
Esau’s their wife was a daughter of his uncle _____________
Ishmael
Describe what Jacob saw in his dream at Bethel?
A ladder leading up to heaven and angels walking up and down it and at the top of the latter stood
What three promises did the LORD make too Jacob when he had his dream?
I will give you and your descendants the land of Canaan, Your descendants will be very big and they will spread all over the Earth, and By your descendants all families will bless themselves
What did Jacob request in exchange for 7 years of work?
Rachel
What did Laban give him instead of Rachel?
Leah
How many more years did Jacob have to work to pay for his first request?
7
List the 12 sons and 1 daughter of Jacob and who their mothers were
Leah Had Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, and then Bilhah had Dan and Naphtali, then Zilpah had Gad and Asher, Then Leah Had Issachar, Zebulem, and Dinah, and finally, Rachel had Joseph and Benjamin
What did Leah give to Rachel in exchange or more time with Jacob?
Mandrakes
What did Jacob ask Lacan to give him in exchange for continuing to work for him?
All the speckled/spotted sheep and every black lamb
How did Jacob get more of what he was asking for than Lacan would have expected?
He took rods of popular wood and peeled white streaks in the wood and put them in the water troughs and when the sheep mated near the water troughs, their babies would be speckled and spotted
How many years did Jacob work for Lacan all together before he left?
twenty years
What did Rachel steal from her father when they left him?
His household gods
What did Jacob say would happen to the person who stole Lacan’s property?
They would not live
Why couldn’t Lacan find the soles times even though he searched for them?
Because they were in Rachels saddle while she was on her camel the whole time
