18 Bible Trivia Questions About Isaac

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   Isaac loved Rebekah and was comforted after his mother's death.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueGenesis 24:67

   And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

2. Question 2Easy

   How old was Isaac when he died?

   • A175
   • B180
   • C120
   • D150
   Answer: B. 180Genesis 35:28

   And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

3. Question 3Easy

   In the book of Chronicles, who were the two sons of Isaac?

   • AEsau and Israel
   • BJacob and Joseph
   • CIshmael and Isaac
   • DPerez and Zerah
   Answer: A. Esau and Israel1 Chronicles 1:34

   And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

4. Question 4Easy

   What was Isaac doing when he saw the camels coming?

   • AMeditating in the field
   • BEating dinner
   • CSleeping in his tent
   • DHunting
   Answer: A. Meditating in the fieldGenesis 24:63

   And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

5. Question 5Easy

   When Rebekah first saw Isaac in the field, what did she do according to the cultural custom of the time?

   • AShe covered herself with a veil
   • BShe ran away and hid
   • CShe gave him a silver coin
   • DShe washed his feet
   Answer: A. She covered herself with a veilGenesis 24:65

   For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Medium questions

1. Question 6Medium

   By faith Isaac blessed which two sons in regard to their future?

   • APerez and Zerah
   • BJacob and Esau
   • CEphraim and Manasseh
   • DCain and Abel
   Answer: B. Jacob and EsauHebrews 11:20

   By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

2. Question 7Medium

   How old was Isaac when Esau and Jacob were born?

   • A60 years
   • B50 years
   • C70 years
   • D40 years
   Answer: A. 60 yearsGenesis 25:26

   And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

3. Question 8Medium

   When Isaac and Rebekah's twin sons were born, what was distinct about the firstborn, Esau?

   • AHe was red and his whole body was like a hairy garment
   • BHe held onto his brother's heel
   • CHe was completely bald
   • DHe was born holding a small stone
   Answer: A. He was red and his whole body was like a hairy garmentGenesis 25:25

   And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

4. Question 9Medium

   What did Sarah tell Abraham to do with Hagar and Ishmael after Isaac was born?

   • AMake them servants to Isaac
   • BGive them a small inheritance
   • CCast them out
   • DSend them to Egypt
   Answer: C. Cast them outGenesis 21:10

   Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

5. Question 10Medium

   To which region/mountain was Abraham told to go to sacrifice his son Isaac?

   • AArarat
   • BMoriah
   • CCarmel
   • DSinai
   Answer: B. MoriahGenesis 22:2

   And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

6. Question 11Medium

   Near what city is the Cave of Machpelah, where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob are buried?

   • ABethlehem
   • BJerusalem
   • CShechem
   • DHebron
   Answer: D. HebronGenesis 23:19

   And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

7. Question 12Medium

   What did Isaac say when he felt Jacob's hands?

   • AWho are you?
   • BCome closer
   • CYou are definitely Esau
   • DThe voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau's
   Answer: D. The voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau'sGenesis 27:22

   And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

8. Question 13Medium

   How much did Isaac reap when he sowed in the land of Gerar?

   • AFiftyfold
   • BTenfold
   • CDouble
   • DA hundredfold
   Answer: D. A hundredfoldGenesis 26:12

   Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

9. Question 14Medium

   What did Rebekah put on Jacob's hands to deceive Isaac?

   • ASkins of young goats
   • BWool gloves
   • CEsau's clothes
   • DFur from a bear
   Answer: A. Skins of young goatsGenesis 27:16

   And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

10. Question 15Medium

    How old was Sarah when Isaac was born?

    • A100 years old
    • B99 years old
    • C80 years old
    • D90 years old
    Answer: D. 90 years oldGenesis 17:17

    Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Hard questions

1. Question 16Hard

   For how many years did Isaac pray for Rebekah before she gave birth to twins?

   • A20 years
   • B40 years
   • C14 years
   • D7 years
   Answer: A. 20 yearsGenesis 25:20-26

   And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said …

2. Question 17Hard

   According to the book of Hebrews, Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac was a figure of the resurrection, as he reasoned God could raise the dead.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueHebrews 11:19

   Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

3. Question 18Hard

   How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?

   • A40 years old
   • B30 years old
   • C50 years old
   • D60 years old
   Answer: A. 40 years oldGenesis 25:20

   And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.