Leah Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Who was Leah's father?
- A. Isaac
- B. Laban ✓
- C. Bethuel
- D. Nahor
Answer: Laban
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. (Genesis 29:16)
Q2.How is Leah described physically?
- A. Beautiful and well favoured
- B. Tender eyed ✓
- C. Tall and strong
- D. Fair as the moon
Answer: Tender eyed
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. (Genesis 29:17)
Q3.How did Jacob end up married to Leah first?
- A. He chose her
- B. Laban deceived him by giving Leah instead of Rachel ✓
- C. Rachel refused
- D. Isaac arranged it
Answer: Laban deceived him by giving Leah instead of Rachel
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. (Genesis 29:23-24)
Q4.How many additional years did Jacob serve for Rachel after marrying Leah?
- A. One year
- B. Three years
- C. Seven years ✓
- D. Fourteen years
Answer: Seven years
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. (Genesis 29:27)
Q5.Who was Leah's first son?
- A. Levi
- B. Judah
- C. Reuben ✓
- D. Simeon
Answer: Reuben
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction. (Genesis 29:32)
Q6.What did Leah name her second son, and why?
- A. Simeon — because the LORD hath heard she was hated ✓
- B. Levi — because her husband would be joined to her
- C. Judah — she would praise the LORD
- D. Issachar — God hath given me my hire
Answer: Simeon — because the LORD hath heard she was hated
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. (Genesis 29:33)
Q7.What did Leah name her fourth son, meaning 'praise'?
- A. Reuben
- B. Levi
- C. Judah ✓
- D. Zebulun
Answer: Judah
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah. (Genesis 29:35)
Q8.What did Reuben find in the field that he gave to his mother Leah?
- A. Mandrakes ✓
- B. Gold
- C. A lamb
- D. Honey
Answer: Mandrakes
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. (Genesis 30:14)
Q9.How many sons did Leah bear to Jacob in total?
- A. Four
- B. Five
- C. Six ✓
- D. Seven
Answer: Six
Leah bore Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun — six sons, plus a daughter Dinah. (Genesis 29-30)
Q10.Where was Leah buried?
- A. Egypt
- B. Hebron
- C. The cave of Machpelah ✓
- D. Bethel
Answer: The cave of Machpelah
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre... which is Hebron... there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. (Genesis 49:31)