Bible Quiz - 'Who Said It' (Genesis)
Welcome
to the "Who Said It?" Genesis Bible Quiz! This quiz challenges your
knowledge of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, by asking you to
identify who said each famous quote. Genesis is filled with God’s promises,
powerful conversations, and life-changing moments, and this quiz will test your
familiarity with them all!
Whether
you're a Bible enthusiast, a Sunday school teacher, or just someone who loves
quizzes, this challenge is perfect for deepening your understanding of
Scripture.
How
to Play
Read
the quote carefully – Try to recall who said these words in the Book of
Genesis.
Think
before checking the answer – Challenge yourself before looking at the provided
speaker and reference.
Verify
with Scripture – Each question includes a Bible verse reference so you can open
your Bible and read the full context.
Play
Solo or with a Group – You can do this as a personal Bible study or as a fun
group activity with family, friends, or church members.
Score
Yourself! – Keep track of how many you got right and see how well you know
Genesis.
Scoring
Guide
70-82
correct – Genesis Expert! You know Genesis like the back of your hand.
50-69
correct – Well done! You have a strong understanding of Genesis.
30-49
correct – Good effort! Keep studying and you’ll get even better.
Below
30 correct – A great start! This is a perfect chance to learn more.
Why
This Quiz Matters
The
Book of Genesis sets the foundation for God’s plan of redemption and introduces
key figures like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Their words
reflect faith, struggle, prophecy, and divine promises, making them essential
for every believer to know.
By
engaging with this quiz, you’re not just answering questions—you’re diving
deeper into the Word of God and strengthening your biblical knowledge.
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Bible Quiz - 'Who Said It' (Genesis)
"Am
I my brother’s keeper?"
Speaker:
Cain
Reference:
Genesis
4:9
Verse:
"Then
the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do not know.
Am I my brother’s keeper?’"
"The
Lord will provide."
Speaker:
Abraham
Reference:
Genesis
22:14
Verse:
"So
Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The Lord will provide’; as it is said
to this day, ‘On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.’"
"Come,
let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens."
Speaker:
The
people of Babel
Reference:
Genesis
11:4
Verse:
"Then
they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the
heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the
face of the whole earth.’"
"What
is this you have done?"
Speaker:
God
(to Eve)
Reference:
Genesis
3:13
Verse:
"Then
the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman said,
‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’"
"You
meant evil against me, but God meant it for good."
Speaker:
Joseph
Reference:
Genesis
50:20
Verse:
"As
for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it
about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today."
"God
has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me."
Speaker:
Sarah
Reference:
Genesis
21:6
Verse:
"And
Sarah said, ‘God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over
me.’"
"Behold,
I have dreamed another dream."
Speaker:
Joseph
Reference:
Genesis
37:9
Verse:
"Then
he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, ‘Behold, I have
dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing
down to me.’"
"Shall
we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?"
Speaker:
Job
(not in Genesis but often confused, Genesis has no direct quote like this)
"What
is this dream that you have dreamed?"
Speaker:
Jacob
(to Joseph)
Reference:
Genesis
37:10
Verse:
"But
when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and
said to him, ‘What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother
and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?’"
"Let
there be light."
Speaker:
God
Reference:
Genesis
1:3
Verse:
"And
God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light."
"This
is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh."
Speaker:
Adam
Reference:
Genesis
2:23
Verse:
"Then
the man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be
called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’"
"The
serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Speaker:
Eve
Reference:
Genesis
3:13
Verse:
"Then
the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman said,
‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’"
"Sell
me your birthright now."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
25:31
Verse:
"Jacob
said, ‘Sell me your birthright now.’"
"Bless
me, even me also, O my father!"
Speaker:
Esau
Reference:
Genesis
27:34
Verse:
"As
soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly
great and bitter cry and said to his father, ‘Bless me, even me also, O my
father!’"
"Surely
the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
28:16
Verse:
"Then
Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I
did not know it.’"
"What
have you done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?"
Speaker:
Pharaoh
(to Abraham)
Reference:
Genesis
12:18
Verse:
"So
Pharaoh called Abram and said, ‘What is this you have done to me? Why did you
not tell me that she was your wife?’"
"Come,
let us go down and confuse their language, so that they may not understand one
another's speech."
Speaker:
God
Reference:
Genesis
11:7
Verse:
"Come,
let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not
understand one another’s speech."
"You
shall not surely die."
Speaker:
The
Serpent
Reference:
Genesis
3:4
Verse:
"But
the serpent said to the woman, ‘You shall not surely die.’"
"Take
your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of
Moriah."
Speaker:
God
(to Abraham)
Reference:
Genesis
22:2
Verse:
"He
said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of
Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of
which I shall tell you.’"
"Let
us not take his life. Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the
wilderness."
Speaker:
Reuben
(about Joseph)
Reference:
Genesis
37:21-22
Verse:
"But
when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, ‘Let us not
take his life.’ And Reuben said to them, ‘Shed no blood; throw him into this
pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him’—that he might rescue
him out of their hand to restore him to his father."
"It
is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I
die."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
45:28
Verse:
"And
Israel said, ‘It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him
before I die.’"
"There
they are, wandering around the countryside like lost sheep."
Speaker:
Pharaoh’s
men (about the Israelites)
Reference:
Genesis
is silent on this exact phrase, but a similar sentiment is found in Exodus when
Pharaoh pursues them.
"Take
your brother also, and arise, go again to the man."
Speaker:
Jacob
(to his sons about Benjamin)
Reference:
Genesis
43:13
Verse:
"Take
your brother also, and arise, go again to the man."
"You
are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
Speaker:
Joseph
(to his brothers)
Reference:
Genesis
42:9
Verse:
"And
Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them,
‘You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.’"
"Behold,
you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful!"
Speaker:
The
man (Adam)
Reference:
(Indirectly
implied in Genesis 2:23, but a similar phrase appears in Song of Solomon 1:15)
"Shall
I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?"
Speaker:
Sarah
Reference:
Genesis
18:13
Verse:
"So
Sarah laughed to herself, saying, ‘After I am worn out, and my lord is old,
shall I have pleasure?’"
"Far
be it from You to do such a thing—to slay the righteous with the wicked!"
Speaker:
Abraham
(pleading for Sodom)
Reference:
Genesis
18:25
Verse:
"Far
be it from You to do such a thing—to slay the righteous with the wicked, so
that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from You! Shall not the
Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
"Escape
for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley!"
Speaker:
Angels
(to Lot)
Reference:
Genesis
19:17
Verse:
"And
as they brought them out, one said, ‘Escape for your life. Do not look back or
stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept
away.’"
"Look,
I have two daughters who have not known any man."
Speaker:
Lot
Reference:
Genesis
19:8
Verse:
"Behold,
I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you,
and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come
under the shelter of my roof."
"Abraham,
Abraham!"
Speaker:
The
Angel of the Lord
Reference:
Genesis
22:11
Verse:
"But
the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham!’
And he said, ‘Here I am.’"
"Swear
to me first."
Speaker:
Esau
Reference:
Genesis
25:33
Verse:
"Jacob
said, ‘Swear to me now.’ So he swore to him and sold his birthright to
Jacob."
"Behold,
I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?"
Speaker:
Esau
Reference:
Genesis
25:32
Verse:
"Esau
said, ‘Behold, I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?’"
"I
have found favor in your sight; do not pass by your servant."
Speaker:
Abraham
(to the three visitors)
Reference:
Genesis
18:3
Verse:
"And
said, ‘O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your
servant.’"
"What
is this dream that you have dreamed?"
Speaker:
Jacob
(to Joseph)
Reference:
Genesis
37:10
Verse:
"But
when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and
said to him, ‘What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother
and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?’"
"Do
whatever He tells you."
Speaker:
(This
quote is from Mary in John 2:5, but a similar sentiment appears in Genesis when
Pharaoh tells the people to obey Joseph)
"How
can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"
Speaker:
Joseph
(to Potiphar’s wife)
Reference:
Genesis
39:9
Verse:
"How
then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"
"God
has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do."
Speaker:
Joseph
Reference:
Genesis
41:25
Verse:
"Then
Joseph said to Pharaoh, ‘The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to
Pharaoh what He is about to do.’"
"For
how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me?"
Speaker:
Judah
(about Benjamin)
Reference:
Genesis
44:34
Verse:
"For
how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the
evil that would find my father."
"As
for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
43:14
Verse:
"May
God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other
brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am
bereaved."
"Am
I in the place of God?"
Speaker:
Joseph
Reference:
Genesis
50:19
Verse:
"But
Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?’"
"Gather
together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days."
Speaker:
Jacob
(blessing his sons)
Reference:
Genesis
49:1
Verse:
"Then
Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather together, that I may tell you what
shall befall you in the last days.’"
"You
shall not go down with my son, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one
left."
Speaker:
Jacob
(about Benjamin)
Reference:
Genesis
42:38
Verse:
"But
he said, ‘My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is
the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to
make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’"
"God
has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house."
Speaker:
Joseph
Reference:
Genesis
41:51
Verse:
"Joseph
called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. ‘For,’ he said, ‘God has made me
forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.’"
"You
shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel."
Speaker:
God
Reference:
Genesis
32:28
Verse:
"Then
he said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven
with God and with men, and have prevailed.’"
"Will
you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?"
Speaker:
Abraham
(interceding for Sodom)
Reference:
Genesis
18:23
Verse:
"Then
Abraham drew near and said, ‘Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the
wicked?’"
"Must
we come and bow down to you?"
Speaker:
Joseph’s
brothers
Reference:
Genesis
37:8
Verse:
"His
brothers said to him, ‘Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to
rule over us?’ So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his
words."
"This
time I will praise the Lord."
Speaker:
Leah
Reference:
Genesis
29:35
Verse:
"And
she conceived again and bore a son, and said, ‘This time I will praise the
Lord.’ Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing."
"God
has given me this child."
Speaker:
Leah
(about Issachar)
Reference:
Genesis
30:18
Verse:
"Leah
said, ‘God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.’ So
she called his name Issachar."
"I
will make of you a great nation."
Speaker:
God
(to Abraham)
Reference:
Genesis
12:2
Verse:
"And
I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name
great, so that you will be a blessing."
"Why
should we die before your eyes?"
Speaker:
The
Egyptians (to Joseph)
Reference:
Genesis
47:19
Verse:
"Why
should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for
food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed, that
we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."
"Take
my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with
me."
Speaker:
Jacob
(to Esau)
Reference:
Genesis
33:11
Verse:
"Please
accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously
with me, and because I have enough.’ Thus he urged him, and he took it."
"I
will not eat until I have said what I have to say."
Speaker:
Abraham’s
servant (Eliezer)
Reference:
Genesis
24:33
Verse:
"Then
food was set before him to eat. But he said, ‘I will not eat until I have said
what I have to say.’ He said, ‘Speak on.’"
"I
will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven."
Speaker:
God
(to Abraham)
Reference:
Genesis
22:17
Verse:
"I
will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars
of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall
possess the gate of his enemies."
"He
shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand
against him."
Speaker:
The
Angel of the Lord (about Ishmael)
Reference:
Genesis
16:12
Verse:
"He
shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand
against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen."
"Let
us not kill him."
Speaker:
Reuben
(about Joseph)
Reference:
Genesis
37:21
Verse:
"But
when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, ‘Let us not
take his life.’"
"Let
peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you."
Speaker:
Isaac
(blessing Jacob)
Reference:
Genesis
27:29
Verse:
"Let
peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and
may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and
blessed be everyone who blesses you!"
"We
have found water!"
Speaker:
Isaac’s
servants
Reference:
Genesis
26:32
Verse:
"That
same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well that they had dug
and said to him, ‘We have found water.’"
"Send
me away that I may go to my master."
Speaker:
Abraham’s
servant (Eliezer)
Reference:
Genesis
24:54
Verse:
"And
he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
When they arose in the morning, he said, ‘Send me away to my master.’"
"Let
us arise and go up to Bethel."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
35:3
Verse:
"Then
let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God
who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have
gone."
"Gather
together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come."
Speaker:
Jacob
Reference:
Genesis
49:1
Verse:
"Then
Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather together, that I may tell you what
shall happen to you in the last days.’"
"Put
your hand under my thigh."
Speaker:
Abraham
(to his servant)
Reference:
Genesis
24:2
Verse:
"And
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all
that he had, ‘Put your hand under my thigh.’"
"Shall
not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
Speaker:
Abraham
(pleading for Sodom)
Reference:
Genesis
18:25
Verse:
"Far
be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the
wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall
not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
"Let
there be light."
Speaker:
God
Reference:
Genesis
1:3
Verse:
"And
God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light."
"Am
I my brother’s keeper?"
Speaker:
Cain
(to God)
Reference:
Genesis
4:9
Verse:
"Then
the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do not know;
am I my brother’s keeper?’"
"My
punishment is greater than I can bear."
Speaker:
Cain
Reference:
Genesis
4:13
Verse:
"Cain
said to the Lord, ‘My punishment is greater than I can bear.’"
"I
have killed a man for wounding me."
Speaker:
Lamech
Reference:
Genesis
4:23
Verse:
"Lamech
said to his wives: ‘Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen
to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking
me.’"
"Come,
let us make a name for ourselves."
Speaker:
The
people of Babel
Reference:
Genesis
11:4
Verse:
"Then
they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the
heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the
face of the whole earth.’"
"Sarah
shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac."
Speaker:
God
(to Abraham)
Reference:
Genesis
17:19
Verse:
"God
said, ‘No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his
name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant
for his offspring after him.’"
"God
will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son."
Speaker:
Abraham
(to Isaac)
Reference:
Genesis
22:8
Verse:
"Abraham
said, ‘God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.’ So
they went both of them together."
"Let
the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days."
Speaker:
Rebekah’s
family
Reference:
Genesis
24:55
Verse:
"Her
brother and her mother said, ‘Let the young woman remain with us a while, at
least ten days; after that she may go.’"
"Behold,
twins were in her womb."
Speaker:
Narrator
(about Rebekah)
Reference:
Genesis
25:24
Verse:
"When
her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her
womb."
"This
is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Speaker:
Jacob
(at Bethel)
Reference:
Genesis
28:17
Verse:
"And
he was afraid and said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the
house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.’"
"I
will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."
Speaker:
Jacob
(to Laban)
Reference:
Genesis
29:18
Verse:
"Jacob
loved Rachel. And he said, ‘I will serve you seven years for your younger
daughter Rachel.’"
"The
older shall serve the younger."
Speaker:
God
(to Rebekah)
Reference:
Genesis
25:23
Verse:
"And
the Lord said to her, ‘Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from
within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the
older shall serve the younger.’"
"The
Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another’s sight."
Speaker:
Laban
(to Jacob)
Reference:
Genesis
31:49
Verse:
"It
was also called Mizpah, because he said, ‘The Lord watch between you and me,
when we are out of one another’s sight.’"
"Make
ready quickly three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and make cakes."
Speaker:
Abraham
(to Sarah)
Reference:
Genesis
18:6
Verse:
"And
Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, ‘Quick! Three seahs of
fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.’"
"We
saw clearly that the Lord was with you."
Speaker:
Abimelech
(to Isaac)
Reference:
Genesis
26:28
Verse:
"They
said, ‘We saw clearly that the Lord was with you; so we said, let there be a
sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with
you.’"
"The
scepter shall not depart from Judah."
Speaker:
Jacob
(blessing Judah)
Reference:
Genesis
49:10
Verse:
"The
scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his
feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the
peoples."
"Joseph
is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt."
Speaker:
Joseph’s
brothers (to Jacob)
Reference:
Genesis
45:26
Verse:
"And
they told him, ‘Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of
Egypt.’ And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them."
"God
meant it for good."
Speaker:
Joseph
(to his brothers)
Reference:
Genesis
50:20
Verse:
"As
for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it
about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today."
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