Are you prepared to put your knowledge to the test with this Genesis 15 quiz? I have compiled 25 thought-provoking questions that will test your understanding and recall of Genesis Chapter 15. These questions are based solely on the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.
This quiz is designed to be challenging, pushing you to observe and remember the subtlest details. Do not hasten. Take a moment to reflect on each question and choose your answer from the five options given.
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Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 15
Genesis 15 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
According to Genesis 15:1, in what form does the word of the Lord come to Abram?
a) A whisper in the wind
b) A burning bush
c) A vision
d) A voice from heaven
e) An angelic visitation
Question 2:
What does the Lord say He is to Abram, as per verse 1?
a) His shield
b) His fortress
c) His guiding star
d) His shepherd
e) His Father
Question 3:
In verse 2, Abram refers to a certain Eliezer. Who is Eliezer according to Abram?
a) His brother
b) His son
c) His servant
d) His priest
e) His friend
Question 4:
What is the location associated with Eliezer, as per verse 2?
a) Canaan
b) Mesopotamia
c) Egypt
d) Damascus
e) Ur
Question 5:
What concern does Abram express to the Lord in verse 3?
a) That he has no land
b) That he has no offspring
c) That he has no wife
d) That he has no wealth
e) That he has no purpose
Question 6:
Who does Abram suggest will be his heir, as mentioned in verse 3?
a) Lot
b) Eliezer
c) Ishmael
d) Isaac
e) Nahor
Question 7:
In verse 4, God declares that Abram’s heir will be who?
a) His servant
b) His nephew
c) His brother
d) His very own son
e) His companion
Question 8:
According to verse 5, what does God ask Abram to count, if he is able to?
a) The grains of sand on the shore
b) The trees in the forest
c) The waves in the sea
d) The stars in the heavens
e) The hairs on his head
Question 9:
In verse 6, Abram’s response to God’s promises is pivotal. How does Abram respond?
a) He questions God
b) He laughs at God’s promise
c) He believes in the Lord
d) He challenges God
e) He dismisses the promise
Question 10:
What two things does God tell Abram He is, as per verse 1?
a) His shield and reward
b) His shepherd and Father
c) His light and salvation
d) His strength and fortress
e) His refuge and strength
Question 11:
What animal is NOT mentioned in Abram’s sacrifice in verses 9-10?
a) Heifer
b) Goat
c) Ram
d) Dove
e) None of the above
Question 12:
In verse 11, what does Abram do when the birds of prey come down on the carcasses?
a) He runs away
b) He hides
c) He shoots at them
d) He drives them away
e) He offers them food
Question 13:
What happens to Abram in verse 12 as the sun was going down?
a) He gets lost
b) A deep sleep falls upon him
c) He begins to prophesy
d) He sees a vision of heaven
e) He hears a voice from the sky
Question 14:
In verse 13, God tells Abram that his descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs. How long does God say they will be afflicted?
a) 300 years
b) 400 years
c) 500 years
d) 600 years
e) 430 years
Question 15:
What will God do to the nation that Abram’s descendants will serve, as stated in verse 14?
a) God will ignore them.
b) God will bless them.
c) God will judge them.
d) God will join them.
e) God will favor them.
Question 16:
According to verse 6, how did God count Abram’s faith?
a) As a testimony
b) As righteousness
c) As obedience
d) As sacrifice
e) As repentance
Question 17:
In verse 16, what reason does God give for the fourth generation of Abram’s descendants returning to Canaan?
a) The land will be prosperous.
b) The people will be ready to accept them.
c) The iniquity of the Amorites will be complete.
d) The descendants will be strong enough.
e) The covenant with God will be fulfilled.
Question 18:
As described in verse 17, what passed between the pieces of the sacrificial animals?
a) A burning lamp and a smoking furnace.
b) A shining star and a blazing fire.
c) A powerful wind and a flaming torch.
d) A bright light and a roaring fire.
e) A gentle breeze and a small flame.
Question 19:
In verse 18, to whom does the Lord make a covenant?
a) To Abram
b) To Eliezer of Damascus
c) To the heifer, goat, and ram
d) To the descendants of Abram
e) To the Amorites
Question 20:
In verse 18, what covenant does the Lord make with Abram?
a) That he will have many descendants.
b) That he will live a long life.
c) That he will be the father of many nations.
d) That his descendants will be slaves in a foreign land.
e) That he will give the land to Abram’s descendants.
Question 21:
Which of the following is NOT a place mentioned in the boundary description of the Promised Land in verses 18-21?
a) The river of Egypt
b) The great river, the river Euphrates
c) The land of the Canaanites
d) The land of the Hittites
e) The land of the Philistines
Question 22:
The land of the Kenites is mentioned in verse 19 as part of the land promised to Abram’s descendants. Which other tribe’s land is NOT mentioned in the same context?
a) Kenizzites
b) Kadmonites
c) Hittites
d) Amorites
e) Philistines
Question 23:
What symbolic action does God instruct Abram to do as part of the covenant process in verse 9?
a) Build an altar
b) Sacrifice animals and divide them
c) Circumcise his household
d) Change his name
e) Build a boat
Question 24:
In verse 21, God mentions the lands of seven nations that will be given to Abram’s descendants. Which nation is mentioned last?
a) The Kenites
b) The Kenizzites
c) The Kadmonites
d) The Hittites
e) The Jebusites
Question 25:
In verse 20, what tribe’s land, known for their tall stature and feared by other nations, was promised to Abram’s descendants?
a) The Amorites
b) The Canaanites
c) The Hittites
d) The Rephaims
e) The Jebusites
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Answers to Genesis 15 Quiz Questions
Answer 1
c) A vision
Explanation: In Genesis 15:1 (KJV), it is stated: “After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
Answer 2
a) His shield
Explanation: Genesis 15:1 (KJV) clearly says: “After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
Answer 3
c) His servant
Explanation: According to Genesis 15:2 (KJV): “And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?”
Answer 4
d) Damascus
Explanation: In Genesis 15:2 (KJV), the verse says: “And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?”
Answer 5
b) That he has no offspring
Explanation: This concern is expressed by Abram in Genesis 15:3 (KJV): “And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”
Answer 6
b) Eliezer
Explanation: In Genesis 15:3 (KJV), Abram mentions Eliezer as a potential heir: “And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”
Answer 7
d) His very own son
Explanation: As per Genesis 15:4 (KJV): “And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.”
Answer 8
d) The stars in the heavens
Explanation: God’s instruction to Abram in Genesis 15:5 (KJV) is: “And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”
Answer 9
c) He believes in the Lord
Explanation: Genesis 15:6 (KJV) reports Abram’s faith: “And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
Answer 10
a) His shield and reward
Explanation: Genesis 15:1 (KJV) has God telling Abram: “After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
Answer 11
e) None of the above
Explanation: All the animals listed are mentioned in Genesis 15:9-10 (KJV): “And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.”
Answer 12
d) He drives them away
Explanation: Genesis 15:11 (KJV) states: “And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.”
Answer 13
b) A deep sleep falls upon him
Explanation: Genesis 15:12 (KJV) describes the state of Abram: “And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”
Answer 14
b) 400 years
Explanation: Genesis 15:13 (KJV) states the prophecy: “And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.”
Answer 15
c) God will judge them.
Explanation: As mentioned in Genesis 15:14 (KJV): “And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.”
Answer 16
b) As righteousness
Explanation: Genesis 15:6 (KJV) states: “And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
Answer 17
c) The iniquity of the Amorites will be complete.
Explanation: Genesis 15:16 (KJV) reads: “But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”
Answer 18
a) A burning lamp and a smoking furnace.
Explanation: Genesis 15:17 (KJV) describes: “And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.”
Answer 19
a) To Abram
Explanation: Genesis 15:18 (KJV) states: “In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”
Answer 20
e) That he will give the land to Abram’s descendants.
Explanation: As per Genesis 15:18 (KJV): “In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”
Answer 21
e) The land of the Philistines
Explanation: The lands mentioned in Genesis 15:18-21 (KJV) do not include the land of the Philistines.
Answer 22
e) Philistines
Explanation: Genesis 15:19-21 (KJV) mentions the lands of several tribes but not the Philistines.
Answer 23
b) Sacrifice animals and divide them
Explanation: Genesis 15:9-10 (KJV) describes God instructing Abram to take specific animals, sacrifice them and divide the bodies.
Answer 24
e) The Jebusites
Explanation: The last nation mentioned in Genesis 15:21 (KJV) is the Jebusites: “And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
Answer 25
d) The Rephaims
Explanation: Genesis 15:20 (KJV) states: “And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,” indicating that the land of the Rephaims, known for their tall stature and fearsome reputation, will be given to Abram’s descendants.
