This Genesis 17 Quiz contains a set of 25 challenging questions to test your understanding of this key chapter in the Book of Genesis.
These questions are based solely on Genesis Chapter 17 of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, and each question comes with five potential answers.
Remember, the goal is to challenge your memory and comprehension of the text, so take your time and consider each question and answer option carefully.
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Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 17
Genesis 17 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
In verse 1, when does the Lord appear to Abram again?
a) When Abram was ninety and nine years old
b) When Abram was seventy and five years old
c) When Abram was eighty and six years old
d) When Abram was hundred years old
e) When Abram was sixty and six years old
Question 2:
What characteristic(s) does the Lord use to describe Himself to Abram in verse 1?
a) The God of justice and mercy
b) The Almighty God
c) The God of peace and love
d) The God of hope and faith
e) The Everlasting God
Question 3:
What is the first command that God gives Abram in verse 1?
a) To leave his country
b) To make a sacrifice
c) To walk before Him
d) To change his name
e) To circumcise all the males in his house
Question 4:
What promise does God give to Abram in verse 2?
a) He will bless him with riches
b) He will make his name great
c) He will give him numerous descendants
d) He will make a covenant with him
e) He will give him the land of Canaan
Question 5:
What does Abram do when God starts speaking to him, as mentioned in verse 3?
a) He questions God
b) He argues with God
c) He falls on his face
d) He runs away
e) He hides his face
Question 6:
In verse 4, what does God say Abram will become?
a) A servant of God
b) A prophet
c) A king
d) A father of many nations
e) The ancestor of a great prophet
Question 7:
How many times is the term ‘circumcised’ mentioned in Genesis Chapter 17?
a) Thirteen times
b) Ten times
c) Fifteen times
d) Twenty times
e) Eighteen times
Question 8:
What will God give to Abraham and his descendants after him, as per verse 6?
a) The city of Jerusalem
b) The riches of the world
c) The land wherein he was a stranger
d) Many nations and kings
e) A sign of the covenant
Question 9:
How long does God say the covenant will last in verse 7?
a) Until the end of the age
b) Until the coming of the Messiah
c) Until the land is fully possessed
d) Until the covenant is broken
e) For an everlasting covenant
Question 10:
In verse 8, what does God promise to give Abraham and his descendants?
a) The whole earth
b) The land of Canaan
c) The kingdom of Egypt
d) The city of Ur
e) The territory of the Philistines
Question 11:
What sign of the covenant does God establish with Abraham in verse 10?
a) The rainbow
b) The burning bush
c) The circumcision
d) The Sabbath
e) The Passover
Question 12:
At what age does God command Abraham to circumcise every male in his household, as mentioned in verse 12?
a) Eight days old
b) One month old
c) One year old
d) Seven days old
e) Thirteen years old
Question 13:
How old was Ishmael when he was circumcised, as per verse 25?
a) Thirteen years old
b) Eighteen years old
c) Eight days old
d) Thirty years old
e) Twenty-five years old
Question 14:
What does God say will happen to the male who is not circumcised, as stated in verse 14?
a) He will be Sick
b) He will become a father of many nations
c) He will be cut off from his people
d) He will be made a great nation
e) He will inherit the land of Canaan
Question 15:
In verse 15, Aside from Abram, whom does God also give a new name?
a) Hagar
b) Lot’s wife
c) Sarah
d) Rebekah
e) Rachel
Question 16:
Who else is circumcised on the same day as Abraham, as mentioned in verse 26?
a) Ishmael
b) Lot
c) Isaac
d) Eliezer
e) All the men of his house
Question 17:
What does God promise regarding Sarah in verse 16?
a) She will become a queen
b) She will bear a son
c) She will live a long life
d) She will become the mother of nations
e) She will be the most beautiful woman
Question 18:
What is Abraham’s reaction to God’s promise about Sarah bearing a son, as mentioned in verse 17?
a) He questions God
b) He laughs
c) He cries
d) He prays
e) He rebukes God
Question 19:
In verse 27, who is mentioned as being circumcised along with Abraham and Ishmael?
a) All the men of Abraham’s house
b) All the elders of the tribe
c) All the sons of Hagar
d) All the servants of Lot
e) All the strangers in the land
Question 20:
What does God say regarding Ishmael in verse 20?
a) He will become a prophet
b) He will become a king
c) He will be blessed and become fruitful
d) He will be a wild donkey of a man
e) He will inherit the land of Canaan
Question 21:
In verse 21, God tells Abraham that Sarah’s son will be named what?
a) Isaac
b) Jacob
c) Esau
d) Joseph
e) Benjamin
Question 22:
God establishes a specific time for Sarah to give birth to her son. When is this, according to verse 21?
a) In the spring
b) At the next year’s set time
c) On the Sabbath
d) During the feast of Passover
e) At midnight
Question 23:
How does God leave Abraham after their conversation, as mentioned in verse 22?
a) God sends a rainbow as a sign
b) God sends an angel to confirm His promises
c) God goes up from Abraham
d) God sends a dove with an olive branch
e) God sends a pillar of cloud and fire
Question 24:
What does Abraham do after God leaves him, as stated in verse 23?
a) He builds an altar
b) He circumcises all the males in his house
c) He makes a sacrifice
d) He prays and fasts
e) He tells Sarah about God’s promises
Question 25:
How old is Abraham when he circumcises himself as per the commandment of God, as mentioned in verse 24?
a) Ninety years old
b) Ninety and nine years old
c) One hundred years old
d) Eighty-six years old
e) Seventy and five years old
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Answers to Genesis 17 Quiz Questions
Answer 1
b) When Abram was ninety and nine years old
Explanation: Genesis 17:1 (KJV) states, “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”
Answer 2
b) The Almighty God
Explanation: In Genesis 17:1 (KJV), the Lord describes Himself as “the Almighty God” when He appears to Abram.
Answer 3
c) To walk before Him
Explanation: According to Genesis 17:1 (KJV), the first command God gives to Abram is, “walk before me, and be thou perfect.”
Answer 4
d) He will make a covenant with him
Explanation: In Genesis 17:2 (KJV), the promise God gives to Abram is, “And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.”
Answer 5
c) He falls on his face
Explanation: Genesis 17:3 (KJV) states, “And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,”
Answer 6
d) A father of many nations
Explanation: Genesis 17:4 (KJV) quotes God as saying, “As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”
Answer 7
b) Thirteen times
Explanation: The term “circumcised” is used thirteen times in Genesis 17 (KJV) – this would require reading through the chapter to count.
Answer 8
d) Many nations and kings
Explanation: As per Genesis 17:6 (KJV), God promises Abraham, “And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.”
Answer 9
e) For an everlasting covenant
Explanation: According to Genesis 17:7 (KJV), God says the covenant will last “for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”
Answer 10
b) The land of Canaan
Explanation: In Genesis 17:8 (KJV), God promises to give Abraham and his descendants “all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.”
Answer 11
c) The circumcision
Explanation: As stated in Genesis 17:10 (KJV), God establishes circumcision as the sign of the covenant with Abraham, “This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.”
Answer 12
a) Eight days old
Explanation: Genesis 17:12 (KJV) mentions, “And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations.”
Answer 13
a) Thirteen years old
Explanation: As per Genesis 17:25 (KJV), Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised, “And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
Answer 14
c) He will be cut off from his people
Explanation: Genesis 17:14 (KJV) states, “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”
Answer 15 Continued
c) Sarah
Explanation: In Genesis 17:15 (KJV), God also gives a new name to Abram’s wife Sarai, “And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.”
Answer 16
e) All the men of his house
Explanation: Genesis 17:26 (KJV) mentions that all the men of Abraham’s house were circumcised on the same day as him, “In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.”
Answer 17
b) She will bear a son
d) She will become the mother of nations
Explanation: According to Genesis 17:16 (KJV), God promises that Sarah will bear a son and she will become a mother of nations, “And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.”
Answer 18
b) He laughs
Explanation: Genesis 17:17 (KJV) notes Abraham’s reaction to God’s promise about Sarah bearing a son, “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?”
Answer 19
a) All the men of Abraham’s house
Explanation: As stated in Genesis 17:27 (KJV), along with Abraham and Ishmael, all the men of Abraham’s house were circumcised, “And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.”
Answer 20
c) He will be blessed and become fruitful
Explanation: Genesis 17:20 (KJV) says God will bless Ishmael and make him fruitful, “And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”
Answer 21
a) Isaac
Explanation: As per Genesis 17:21 (KJV), God tells Abraham that Sarah’s son will be named Isaac, “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.”
Answer 22
b) At the next year’s set time
Explanation: According to Genesis 17:21 (KJV), God sets a specific time for Sarah to give birth to her son Isaac, “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.”
Answer 23
c) God goes up from Abraham
Explanation: Genesis 17:22 (KJV) indicates that God leaves Abraham by going up from him, “And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.”
Answer 24
b) He circumcises all the males in his house
Explanation: Genesis 17:23 (KJV) records what Abraham does after God leaves him, “And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Answer 25
b) Ninety and nine years old
Explanation: As mentioned in Genesis 17:24 (KJV), Abraham is ninety-nine years old when he circumcises himself as per the commandment of God, “And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
