Study Questions for Genesis 1-11

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  1. Study Questions for Genesis 1-11

    1. How many times does the phrase “And /then God said” occur in Gen ch 1?

    2. On which day did God create light? On which the source of light?

    3. What grammatical difference do you notice between vv 26 and 27 of ch. 1?

    4. What did God do on the seventh day? Why was it to be a special day?

    5. Where did God put man after He created him?

    6. Who named the animals? Why?

    7. What were the two reasons that God put Adam into the Garden of Eden?

    8. What were the three things that made the Tree of forbidden fruit attractive to Eve?

    9. What half-truth did the serpent use to persuade Eve to eat the fruit?

    10. When God asked Adam and Eve if they had eaten of the forbidden fruit, how did they respond?

    11. What curse did God put on Adam? on Eve? on the serpent?

    12. Who was Adam and Eve’s first son? their second son?

    13. Why was Cain jealous of Abel? What did he do to Abel?

    14. Why did God put a mark on Cain?

    15. How many wives did Lamech have? What other sin did Lamech commit? Why?

    16. Who was Adam and Eve’s third son?

    17. What happened to Enoch?

    18. How old was Methuselah?

    19. Who were Noah’s three sons? Which one had a name that means ‘name’?

    20. Why did God decide to destroy the earth during Noah’s lifetime?

    21. For how many days did the rain that caused the Flood continue? How old was Noah when the rain came?

    22. Where did Noah’s Ark come to rest when the flood waters subsided?

    23. What promise did God make to Noah when he left the ark and sacrificed to God?

    24. Why did men decide to build a tower on the plains of Shinar? How did God stop them?

    25. Who was Abraham’s father? Who was Abraham’s ancestor?