An Overview of Genesis Chapters 31-40 Questions

1. What did Laban’s sons say about Jacob?

2. Where did the Lord tell Jacob to flee to?

3. Did God ignore the wrongs that Laban did unto Jacob?

4. What did Rachel steal from Laban?

5. What did Jacob tell Laban to do about his stolen “gods” and what then of Rachel?

6. Did Laban want any harm to come to his daughters in his absence?

7. Was Jacob excited to see Esau?

8. Did Jacob wrestle with an angel?

9. How did Esau treat Jacob when they finally met each other?

10. Who did Jacob give credit to for his family and prosperity?

11. What did Jacob erect in the field he purchased at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father?

12. Were Dinah’s brothers content to allow Shechem to defile her?

13. What did Jacob tell his household to part with as they went to Bethel?

14. When do we see Jacob named Israel for the second time?

15. Who was Rachel giving birth to at the time she died?

16. Who were Jacob’s sons?

17. How old was Isaac when he died and who buried him?

18. Esau is the father of the ________________ in mount Seir?

19. Who smote Midian in the field of Moab?

20. Who did Israel give a coat of many colors to?

21. Why was Joseph hated of all his brothers?

22. What was Judah’s bright idea for getting rid of Joseph?

23. What did the brother’s do when Reuben found Joseph missing from the pit?

24. Who did the Midianites sell Joseph to?

25. Who slew Er and why was he killed?

26. Why was Onan killed?

27. Did Judah know that Tamar was his daughter in law when he laid with her?

28. What saved Tamar from being put to death for playing the harlot?

29. When Potiphar saw that the Lord was with Joseph what did he do?

30. What did Potiphar’s wife want from Joseph?

31. Why did Joseph refuse the desire of Potiphar’s wife?

32. What did Potiphar’s wife charge Joseph with since he would not fulfill her request and what happened
to Joseph because of her charge against him?

33. Why were the butler and baker of the king of Egypt cast into prison?

34. What did Joseph do for the chief butler and chief baker while they were imprisoned?

35. Who had the worst dream based upon the interpretation of that dream?

36. Who was responsible for Pharaoh summoning Joseph to interpret his dream?

37. Would Joseph take credit for interpreting dreams?

38. What did Pharaoh’s dream show would occur and what would Pharaoh appoint Joseph to because of
this dream?

39. What were the names of Joseph’s two sons?

40. How many countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in
all lands?

Having A Basic Understanding of Some Old Testament Truths
Part 4 –Jacob’s Flight From Laban to the Famine Over All the Earth (Genesis 31-41)

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