Q 01/05

What did a famished Esau accept from his twin Jacob as the price of his birthright?

A) Roast lamb

B) Lentil stew

C) Wild game

D) Fig cakes

Answer · why

B) Lentil stew

Lentil stew, red in color, bought Jacob the firstborn's rights; afterward Esau simply ate, drank, got up and went on his way.

Q 02/05

What did the fugitive Jacob see stretching from earth to heaven in a dream while sleeping outdoors?

A) A ladder

B) A river of fire

C) A great tree

D) A golden rope

Answer · why

A) A ladder

A ladder, or stairway, with angels going up and down it; from above, God promised Jacob the very ground he was lying on.

Q 03/05

What new name was Jacob given by the mysterious stranger he wrestled on his way home?

A) Ishmael

B) Emmanuel

C) Israel

D) Ezekiel

Answer · why

C) Israel

Israel was the name the stranger gave him, explained on the spot as fitting a man who had contended with God and with men and prevailed.

Q 04/05

What did Rebekah put on Jacob's hands and neck so that he would feel like Esau to the touch?

A) Sheep's wool

B) Wolf pelts

C) Bear fur

D) Goatskins

Answer · why

D) Goatskins

Goatskins did double duty: the two young animals they came from were also cooked into the savory dish Jacob carried in to his father.

Q 05/05

Which part of his twin Esau was the newborn Jacob gripping as he followed him into the world?

A) Hair

B) Thumb

C) Heel

D) Ear

Answer · why

C) Heel

Heel is the word the story ties to Jacob's name, which echoes the Hebrew for it; Esau later quips that the name suits a man who twice supplanted him.