Jacob Wrestles God Quiz
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- Whom was Jacob afraid to meet the next day?
- His brother Esau
- His father Isaac
- His uncle Laban
- The king of Egypt
- What body of water did Jacob send his family across that night?
- The ford Jabbok
- The Jordan River
- The Red Sea
- The brook Kishon
- What was Jacob doing when the man came to wrestle him?
- He was left alone
- He was asleep in his tent
- He was leading his flocks
- He was praying at an altar
- How long did the wrestling last?
- Until the breaking of the day
- For three days and nights
- Only a few moments
- Until the following evening
- What did the man do when he could not overpower Jacob?
- Touched the hollow of his thigh
- Struck him on the head
- Bound his hands
- Called down fire
- What did Jacob demand before he would let the man go?
- A blessing
- The man's name
- Gold and silver
- Safe passage past Esau
- What new name was Jacob given?
- Israel
- Abraham
- Peniel
- Emmanuel
- What did the name Israel signify?
- He had power with God and men and prevailed
- He would father twelve kings
- He was the firstborn son
- He would live in Egypt
- What did Jacob name the place, and why?
- Peniel, for he had seen God face to face
- Bethel, for he had seen a ladder
- Mizpah, for God watched between them
- Gilead, for the heap of witness
- What condition did Jacob leave in as the sun rose?
- He limped upon his thigh
- He was fully healed
- He was carried by his sons
- He ran ahead of his family
Jacob Wrestles God Quiz Answers & Bible References
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Whom was Jacob afraid to meet the next day?
His brother Esau
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Genesis 32:7 (KJV) -
What body of water did Jacob send his family across that night?
The ford Jabbok
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
Genesis 32:22 (KJV) -
What was Jacob doing when the man came to wrestle him?
He was left alone
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Genesis 32:24 (KJV) -
How long did the wrestling last?
Until the breaking of the day
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Genesis 32:24 (KJV) -
What did the man do when he could not overpower Jacob?
Touched the hollow of his thigh
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Genesis 32:25 (KJV) -
What did Jacob demand before he would let the man go?
A blessing
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis 32:26 (KJV) -
What new name was Jacob given?
Israel
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis 32:28 (KJV) -
What did the name Israel signify?
He had power with God and men and prevailed
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis 32:28 (KJV) -
What did Jacob name the place, and why?
Peniel, for he had seen God face to face
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Genesis 32:30 (KJV) -
What condition did Jacob leave in as the sun rose?
He limped upon his thigh
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
Genesis 32:31 (KJV)