This Quiz: Jacob and Esau

1.) Why did Rebekah go to inquire of the Lord before Jacob and Esau were born?
       She wanted to know what sex her baby was.
       She wanted to know if her baby was healthy.
       She wanted to know what to call the child.
       The children struggled together within her.

2.) The Lord in His reply told her something very unusual. What was that?
       You are carrying twins.
       Two nations are in your womb.
       One shall kill the other.
       The younger shall serve the elder.

3.) Which child was born first?
       Jacob
       Esau
       They came out together.
       We are not told.

4.) Esau was described as:
       Pale and sickly.
       Strong as an ox.
       Red and hairy.
       Smooth skinned and beautiful.

5.) The second child came out gripping the first - where?
       Around the neck.
       By the hand.
       By the shin.
       By the heel.

6.) When the boys grew up, what was Esau?
       A tentmaker.
       A fisherman.
       A skillful hunter.
       A shepherd.

7.) Jacob's personality is described as:
       Raucous and uncouth.
       Quiet and home-loving.
       Intelligent and inquisitive.
       Cantankerous and wrathful.

8.) How does the bible describe the way that the parents related to the children?
       Isaac loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
       Isaac loved Jacob, but Rebekah loved Esau.
       Both parents loved both the boys equally.
       We are not told.

9.) How old was Isaac when Rebekah gave birth to Jacob and Esau?
       sixty
       fifty
       forty
       thirty

10.) Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished, so Jacob sold him some stew for...
       his small graven images.
       his birthright.
       his sheep and cattle.
       his jewelry.