Q&A for Genesis 28

Chapter
Question/Answer 1
Question 1

1.  Esau knew his parents did not approve of his Canaanite wives, so what did he do?

Answer 1

v 9  Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, ...

Question/Answer 2
Question 2

2. What was significant about the actions of the angels on the stairway?

Answer 2

v 12 ... Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. (They ascended first - implying they were already with Jacob)

Question/Answer 3
Question 3

3. What was Jacob’s vow?

Answer 3

v 20 to 22 ... “If God will be with me ... the LORD will be my God,  then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”