Genesis Chapter 37 — Joseph and His Brothers Quiz Flashcards

#1

How old was Joseph when his father Jacob gave him the colorful coat?

📖 Genesis 37:2

#2

In Joseph's first dream recorded in Genesis 37, what were the sheaves of grain doing?

📖 Genesis 37:7

#3

What celestial bodies appear in Joseph's second dream?

📖 Genesis 37:9

#4

How did Jacob initially respond to Joseph's second dream?

📖 Genesis 37:10

#5

What city were Joseph's brothers grazing their flocks in when Jacob sent Joseph to find them?

📖 Genesis 37:12-13

#6

Who recognized Joseph approaching from a distance and suggested selling him?

📖 Genesis 37:26-27

#7

What did Joseph's brothers do with his colorful coat after they sold him?

📖 Genesis 37:31-32

#8

What was Jacob's reaction when he saw his son's bloodstained coat?

📖 Genesis 37:33-34

#2

Bowing down to Joseph's sheaf

Genesis 37:7 describes Joseph's dream where his brothers' sheaves bowed down to his sheaf, a sign of his future authority over them.

Genesis 37:7

#1

Seventeen years old

Genesis 37:2 tells us Joseph was seventeen years old when Jacob gave him the ornate robe, which made his brothers jealous.

Genesis 37:2

#4

He rebuked Joseph for his arrogance

Genesis 37:10 shows Jacob rebuking Joseph, asking if the dream meant that Jacob, Rachel, and Joseph's brothers would bow down to him, showing displeasure at Joseph's presumption.

Genesis 37:10

#3

The sun, moon, and stars

Genesis 37:9 records Joseph's second dream where the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him, representing his family members.

Genesis 37:9

#6

Judah

Genesis 37:26-27 records that Judah spoke up and suggested selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites rather than killing him, a proposal his brothers accepted.

Genesis 37:26-27

#5

Shechem

Genesis 37:12-13 records that Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to find his brothers and their flocks, though they had actually moved on to Dothan.

Genesis 37:12-13

#8

He tore his clothes and mourned, believing Joseph was dead

Genesis 37:33-34 describes Jacob tearing his clothes, putting on sackcloth, and mourning for his son, believing Joseph had been devoured by a wild animal.

Genesis 37:33-34

#7

They dipped it in blood to deceive their father

Genesis 37:31-32 records that the brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph's coat in its blood, then brought it to Jacob to make him believe Joseph had been killed by a wild animal.

Genesis 37:31-32

#9

Who were the Ishmaelites that Joseph was sold to?

📖 Genesis 37:25-28

#10

How much were Joseph's brothers paid for selling him?

📖 Genesis 37:28

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#10

Twenty shekels of silver

Genesis 37:28 records that Joseph's brothers sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver, a pittance reflecting how little they valued him in their anger.

Genesis 37:28

#9

Midianite merchants from the Arabian trade routes

Genesis 37:25-28 describes the Ishmaelites as merchant traders on their way to Egypt, who purchased Joseph from his brothers for twenty shekels of silver.

Genesis 37:25-28

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