Q 01/05

Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible; what does its Hebrew name 'Bereshit' mean?

A) In the beginning

B) Let there be

C) The first light

D) The origin

Answer · why

A) In the beginning

The name is simply the book's first word; the English title comes from the Greek for 'origin'.

Q 02/05

Where does the primeval history of Genesis end, before the ancestral history begins?

A) Chapter 25

B) Chapter 36

C) Chapter 3

D) Chapter 11

Answer · why

D) Chapter 11

Chapters 12 to 50 then follow Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.

Q 03/05

In how many days or stages does Genesis 1 say God created the heavens and the earth before resting?

A) Six

B) Twelve

C) Seven

D) Three

Answer · why

A) Six

The rest on the seventh day is the basis of the Sabbath.

Q 04/05

On which day of creation does Genesis say God made the animals of the sea and the air?

A) The sixth

B) The fourth

C) The third

D) The fifth

Answer · why

D) The fifth

Land animals and humans followed on the sixth day.

Q 05/05

According to Genesis 2, God formed the first man from what?

A) Fire and water

B) Dust

C) A rib

D) Clay from the river

Answer · why

B) Dust

The first woman was then 'built' from a rib taken from his side.