Chapter48

Question 1

1. When Joseph heard that Jacob was sick, whom did he take with him to see him, according to Genesis 48:1?
   A. Pharaoh
   B. His most trusted servants
   C. His sons
   D. His wife

Answer 1

C. His sons

Question 2

2. In Genesis 48:2, what did Israel do when he heard that Joseph was coming to see him?
   A. Sent him away
   B. Sat up in his bed
   C. Prepared a feast for him
   D. All of the above

Answer 2

B. Sat up in his bed

Question 3

3. In Genesis 48:4, Jacob told Joseph that God had said to him, “Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting __________ .”
   A. Blessing
   B. Nation
   C. Possession
   D. Garden

Answer 3

C. Possession

Question 4

4. In Genesis 48:5, to whom did Jacob say that Ephraim and Manasseh belonged?
   A. God
   B. Rueben and Simeon
   C. Joseph
   D. Jacob

Answer 4

D. Jacob

Question 5

5. In Genesis 48:6, to whom did Jacob say that Joseph’s other children, born after Ephraim and Manasseh, would belong?
   A. God
   B. Pharaoh
   C. Joseph
   D. Jacob

Answer 5

C. Joseph

Question 6

6. According to Genesis 48:6, by what names did Jacob say Joseph’s offspring would be called?
   A. The names of their brothers
   B. The names of the Canaanites
   C. The names of the Ishmaelites
   D. The names of the Egyptians

Answer 6

A. The names of their brothers

Question 7

7. In Genesis 48:7, where did Jacob say he was when Rachel died?
   A. In the land of Canaan
   B. On the way to Ephrath
   C. On the way to Bethlehem
   D. All of the above

Answer 7

D. All of the above

Question 8

8. According to Genesis 48:8, what question did Jacob ask when he saw Joseph’s sons?
   A. “Why did you bring them here?”
   B. “Why did you not tell me you had sons?”
   C. “Who are these?”
   D. “Who is their mother?”

Answer 8

C. “Who are these?”

Question 9

9. According to Genesis 48:9, what did Jacob want to do for Joseph’s sons?
   A. Bless them
   B. See them
   C. Touch them
   D. Know them

Answer 9

A. Bless them

Question 10

10. According to Genesis 48:10, what did Jacob do when Joseph’s sons came near to him?
    A. Wept
    B. Fell back in his bed
    C. Kissed and embraced them
    D. Did not recognize them

Answer 10

C. Kissed and embraced them

Question 11

11. In Genesis 48:11, what did Israel say he had not expected to see?
    A. Such a severe famine
    B. Pharaoh
    C. Such beautiful land
    D. Joseph’s face

Answer 11

D. Joseph’s face

Question 12

12. According to Genesis 48:12, what did Joseph do when his sons went to Jacob?
    A. Wept
    B. Bowed down
    C. Left quietly
    D. Trembled

Answer 12

B. Bowed down

Question 13

13. In Genesis 48:13, why was it important on which side of Jacob Joseph’s sons were standing?
    A. Because Jacob could only see out of one eye
    B. Because the sons would fight if they were on the wrong side
    C. Because the firstborn son was to receive a blessing from the right hand
    D. None of the above

Answer 13

C. Because the firstborn son was to receive a blessing from the right hand

Question 14

14. In Genesis 48:14, when Jacob was blessing the sons, what did he do that was unusual?
    A. Did not speak
    B. Switched his hands so that his left hand was on the head of the firstborn
    C. Forgot what he was saying
    D. Spoke in words they could not understand

Answer 14

B. Switched his hands so that his left hand was on the head of the firstborn

Question 15

15. In Genesis 48:15, when Jacob was blessing the sons, what did he say God had done for him all his life?
    A. Fed him
    B. Loved him
    C. Given him wisdom
    D. All of the above

Answer 15

A. Fed him

Question 16

16. In Genesis 48:16, when Jacob was blessing the sons, whose name did he say would be upon them?
    A. Jacob’s
    B. Abraham’s
    C. Isaac’s
    D. All of the above

Answer 16

D. All of the above

Question 17

17. According to Genesis 48:17, how did Joseph react when he saw that Jacob’s right hand was on the wrong son?
    A. He was angry
    B. He was displeased
    C. He was joyful
    D. He was worried

Answer 17

B. He was displeased

Question 18

18. In Genesis 48:19, what did Jacob say would become of the firstborn?
    A. He would not live
    B. He would be a slave
    C. He would become a people
    D. He would rule all of Egypt

Answer 18

C. He would become a people

Question 19

19. In Genesis 48:19, what did Jacob say would become of the younger son?
    A. He would serve the firstborn
    B. He would be greater than his brother
    C. He would struggle all the days of his life
    D. He would care for sheep

Answer 19

B. He would be greater than his brother

Question 20

20. In Genesis 48:20, what did Jacob do when he said, “’May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!”?
    A. He breathed his last
    B. He cried out with a loud voice
    C. He made a promise
    D. He set Ephraim before Manasseh

Answer 20

D. He set Ephraim before Manasseh

Question 21

21. In Genesis 48:21, when Jacob way dying, what did he tell Joseph would happen to him?
    A. God would bring him back to the land of his fathers
    B. God would give him many more sons
    C. God would cause strife between Ephraim and Manasseh
    D. God would spare his life

Answer 21

A. God would bring him back to the land of his fathers

Question 22

22. According to Genesis 48:22, what did Jacob say he had given to Joseph over his brothers?
    A. One portion
    B. Two portions
    C. Ten portions
    D. One hundred portions

Answer 22

A. One portion