Joseph’s Early Life & Family
Joseph’s Journey & Places
Prophecies & Dreams
Egyptian Leadership & Policies
Other Key People & Details
100

Who was Joseph’s only full brother?

Benjamin

100

Where was Joseph when his brothers sold him?

Dothan

100

What did the seven fat cows and the seven thin cows represent in Pharaoh’s dream?

Seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine

100

What position did Pharaoh give Joseph in Egypt?

Second-in-command, Governor of Egypt

100

What did Joseph’s brothers dip his coat in to convince their father he was dead?

Goat's blood

200

Which of Joseph’s brothers did not want him to be killed and planned to rescue him?

Reuben

200

Where did Jacob and his family settle in Egypt?

Goshen

200

What happened to Pharaoh’s baker, according to the dream Joseph interpreted?

He was executed (hanged)

200

How did Joseph prepare Egypt for the famine?

He stored up grain during the seven years of plenty

200

Which brother did Joseph hold hostage in Egypt until the others returned with Benjamin?

Simeon

300

What was the name of Joseph’s MATERNAL grandfather?

Laban

300

When Joseph was taken to Egypt, which people were travelling with the caravan that bought him?

Midianites/Ishmaelites

300

In Joseph’s first dream, how many sheaves of grain bowed down to him?

Eleven

300

What percentage of the harvest did Joseph require the Egyptians to give to Pharaoh during the famine?

One-fifth (20%)

300

Who was the first of Joseph’s brothers to speak up and offer himself as a slave instead of Benjamin?

Judah

400

Which two sons of Jacob lost their birthright because of their sins, leading to Joseph’s sons being counted among the 12 tribes?

Reuben (slept with Bilhah) and Simeon (violent revenge on Shechem)

400

What is the name of the river that was significant in Egypt and appeared in Pharaoh’s dream?

River Nile

400

Joseph’s second dream included the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing down to him. Who did these represent?

Sun = Jacob, Moon = Rachel (symbolically), Eleven Stars = His brothers

400

What was Joseph’s Egyptian wife’s name?

Asenath

400

How old was Joseph when he was sold into slavery?

17 years old

500

What was the name of the tribe that descended from Joseph’s younger son, who was blessed over his older brother?

Ephraim

500

When Joseph died, where did he want his bones to be taken?

The Promised Land (eventually buried at Shechem)

500

What was Joseph’s response when asked if he could interpret dreams?

“It is not in me; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” (Genesis 41:16)

500

Who was Asenath’s father, and what was his role?

Potiphera, priest of On

500

What was the final thing Joseph said before he died?

He asked his people to carry his bones out of Egypt when God led them to the Promised Land.