The Patriarchs - Quiz No.5

01

How many years did Joseph spend in prison after the release of Pharaoh’s chief butler?

 

02

What was the event that led to Joseph’s eventual release?

 

03

We are told that Pharaoh had two dreams; what were they, and what was their meaning?

 

04

What action did Joseph suggest that Pharaoh take in response to his interpretation?

 

05

How old was Joseph when he entered the service of Pharaoh, and to what position was he appointed?

 

06

In the course of time Joseph married. What was the name of his wife, and what were names of the two sons she bore him?

 

07

What event brought Jacob’s brothers to Egypt?

 

08

When they arrived before Joseph and did not recognize him, of what did he accuse them?

 

09

In what way did Joseph ask them to demonstrate their innocence?

 

10

Which of the brothers remained behind in Egypt as surety for the return of the others?

 

11

When the brothers did return, in what way did he test them again?

 

12

After Joseph finally made himself known, what message did he send to his father, and how did he ensure that Jacob would believe the message?

 

13

When Jacob came down into Egypt, what do the Scriptures say was the number in his family?

 

14

Which part of the land of Egypt did Pharaoh allocate for the settlement of the people of Israel?

 

15

How old was Jacob, when he was presented to Pharaoh; and how old would Joseph have been at that time?

 

16

When Jacob knew that his time had come to die, he gave his blessing to Joseph as his first-born. In what way was he shown to be the first-born?

 

17

How old was Jacob when he eventually died, and where was he taken for burial?

 

18

How many more years elapsed before Joseph died; and what arrangements were made for his burial?

 

 

 

 

    (NB. Quotations are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible.)

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