Patriarchs · around 2000-1850 BC
Jacob Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Jacob. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What did Esau sell his birthright for?
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Answer: A pot of lentil stew. Esau sold his birthright, and “then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles… thus Esau despised his birthright.” Genesis 25:33–34
2. What new name did God give Jacob?
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Answer: Israel. “Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” Genesis 32:28
3. How many years did Jacob serve Laban for his two wives?
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Answer: 14 years. “I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle”: twenty years in all in Laban’s house. Genesis 31:41