Beginner Bible Quiz: The Mothers of Israel (10 Questions and Answers)

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Ten basic questions on Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel, the first mothers of the people of Israel.

1. What name does Abraham give to the son Sarah bears him?
   Answer: Isaac
   Sarah bore Abraham a son in his old age, and he named him Isaac (Genesis 21:2-3).
2. What does Sarah do when she hears she will have a son?
   Answer: She laughs to herself
   Sarah laughed to herself, for she was old and could no longer hope for children (Genesis 18:10-12).
3. What was the nationality of Hagar, Sarai's servant?
   Answer: Egyptian
   Sarai had an Egyptian servant named Hagar (Genesis 16:1).
4. What does the angel tell Hagar when she flees into the desert?
   Answer: Go back to your mistress
   The angel of the Lord found Hagar by a spring and said, Go back to your mistress (Genesis 16:7-9).
5. What does Hagar see when God opens her eyes in the desert?
   Answer: A well of water
   God opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well of water and gave the boy a drink (Genesis 21:19).
6. What does Rebekah do for Abraham's servant at the well?
   Answer: She gives water to him and his camels
   Rebekah gave Abraham's servant a drink, then drew water for all his camels (Genesis 24:17-20).
7. What does Rebekah answer when asked if she will go with the man?
   Answer: I will go
   They asked her, Will you go with this man? She said, I will go (Genesis 24:58).
8. How many years does Jacob offer to work to win Rachel?
   Answer: Seven years
   Jacob told Laban, I will work for you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter (Genesis 29:18).
9. Which daughter of Laban does Jacob first marry without knowing?
   Answer: Leah
   That evening Laban brought Leah to Jacob, and in the morning Jacob saw it was Leah (Genesis 29:23-25).
10. Which son does Rachel bear when God remembers her?
    Answer: Joseph
    God remembered Rachel, who bore Joseph and said, God has taken away my disgrace (Genesis 30:22-24).