Chapter47

Question 1

1. According to Genesis 47:2, how many men from among his brothers did Joseph take to present to Pharaoh?
   A. 2
   B. 5
   C. 10
   D. 12

Answer 1

B. 5

Question 2

2. When Pharaoh asked the brothers what their occupation was, what did they answer, according to Genesis 47:3?
   A. Shepherds
   B. Traders
   C. Builders
   D. Laborers

Answer 2

A. Shepherds

Question 3

3. In Genesis 47:4, why did the brothers say they had some to dwell in Egypt?
   A. To be with Joseph
   B. To serve Pharaoh
   C. Because they had no pasture for their flock
   D. Because God told them to

Answer 3

C. Because they had no pasture for their flock

Question 4

4. In Genesis 47:6, where did Pharaoh tell Joseph to have his family dwell?
   A. In his house
   B. Among the slaves
   C. In the best of the land
   D. Inside the city walls

Answer 4

C. In the best of the land

Question 5

5. According to Genesis 47:6, what did Pharaoh tell Joseph to have the competent members of his family do?
   A. Serve as prison guards
   B. Stay in Pharaoh’s house
   C. Be advisors to Joseph
   D. Oversee Pharaoh’s livestock

Answer 5

D. Oversee Pharaoh’s livestock

Question 6

6. According to Genesis 47:7, what did Jacob do for Pharaoh when he went in to him?
   A. Blessed him
   B. Interpreted a dream
   C. Spoke a message from God
   D. Brought him gifts from Canaan

Answer 6

A. Blessed him

Question 7

7. According to Genesis 47:9, how old was Jacob when he went in to Pharaoh?
   A. 70
   B. 90
   C. 130
   D. 340

Answer 7

C. 130

Question 8

8. According to Genesis 47:11, where did Joseph’s family settle?
   A. Land of Canaan
   B. Land of Orr
   C. Land of Nun
   D. Land of Rameses

Answer 8

D. Land of Rameses

Question 9

9. According to Genesis 47:12, what did Joseph provide for his family?
   A. Gold
   B. Servants
   C. Bread
   D. Livestock

Answer 9

C. Bread

Question 10

10. According to Genesis 47:14, what did Joseph gather up and take into Pharaoh’s house?
    A. Those who spoke against Pharaoh
    B. All the money of the land
    C. The prisoners of the guard
    D. The speckled lambs

Answer 10

B. All the money of the land

Question 11

11. What did the people of Egypt say when they came to Joseph in Genesis 47:15?
    A. “Why should we die”
    B. “Give us bread!”
    C. “The money has failed”
    D. All of the above

Answer 11

D. All of the above

Question 12

12. According to Genesis 47:16, when the money was gone, what did Joseph tell the people to bring to him in exchange for food?
    A. Their firstborn sons
    B. Their household goods
    C. Their livestock
    D. Their wives

Answer 12

C. Their livestock

Question 13

13. In Genesis 47:18, the people came to Joseph and said they had nothing left except what?
    A. Their bodies and their lands
    B. Their sons and their daughters
    C. Their inheritance and their graves
    D. Their word and their honor

Answer 13

A. Their bodies and their lands

Question 14

14. According to Genesis 47:19, what would the people receive in exchange for their land?
    A. Money
    B. Seed
    C. Livestock
    D. Whatever they had previously paid

Answer 14

B. Seed

Question 15

15. According to Genesis 47:21, what did Joseph do with the people who had sold themselves for bread?
    A. Put them in prison
    B. Gave back their land
    C. Paid them a sum of money
    D. Moved them into the cities

Answer 15

D. Moved them into the cities

Question 16

16. According to Genesis 47:22, why did the priests not have to sell their land in exchange for food?
    A. They trusted that the Lord would provide for them
    B. Pharaoh allotted rations to them
    C. The law prevented them from having to pay for anything
    D. None of the above

Answer 16

B. Pharaoh allotted rations to them

Question 17

17. According to Genesis 47:24, what portion of the harvest were the people to return to Pharaoh?
    A. All of it
    B. Four-fifths
    C. Half
    D. One-fifth

Answer 17

D. One-fifth

Question 18

18. According to Genesis 47:25, how did the people react to returning a portion of their harvest to Pharaoh?
    A. They were angry
    B. They were afraid
    C. They were thankful
    D. All of the above

Answer 18

C. They were thankful

Question 19

19. According to Genesis 47:26, who did NOT have to give a portion of their harvest to Pharaoh?
    A. Jacob’s family
    B. The priests
    C. Those that had honored Pharaoh
    D. Those who were older than 100

Answer 19

B. The priests

Question 20

20. According to Genesis 47:27, how did Israel and his family fare in the land of Goshen?
    A. They grew and multiplied exceedingly
    B. They struggled with the land
    C. They fought with the other tribes of the land
    D. The famine was worse there than anywhere else

Answer 20

A. They grew and multiplied exceedingly

Question 21

21. According to Genesis 47:28, what was the length of Jacob’s life?
    A. 147
    B. 174
    C. 407
    D. 704

Answer 21

A. 147

Question 22

22. How many years did Jacob live in Egypt, according to Genesis 47:28?
    A. 2
    B. 10
    C. 17
    D. 40

Answer 22

C. 17

Question 23

23. In Genesis 47:29, what did Jacob tell Joseph he did NOT want Joseph to do when he died?
    A. Mourn for him
    B. Tell Pharaoh
    C. Bury him in Egypt
    D. Sell his possessions

Answer 23

C. Bury him in Egypt

Question 24

24. According to Genesis 47:30, where did Jacob tell Joseph he wanted to be buried?
    A. Under a sycamore tree
    B. Where no one could find him
    C. In Pharaoh’s tomb
    D. With his fathers

Answer 24

D. With his fathers