Genesis 48
Where did God appear to Jacob, telling him that he will be fruitful and multiply?
God Almighty appeared to him at Luz, in the land of Canaan.
How does Jacob bless Zebulun?
He shall dwell at the shore of the sea and become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.
How old was Joseph when he died?
He was 110 years old.
What vocabulary word is a synonym for "doctors"?
physicians
What do you put a dead person in?
a coffin
What part of the body do they place their hands on to bless? So which of Joseph's two sons will be greater?
What will become of Gad and Asher?
Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels. Asher's food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies.
What did Joseph's brothers do because they were afraid that Joseph would hate them and get revenge for the evil they did to him, now that his father is dead?
They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this command before he died: 'Say to Joseph, "Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.'"
What was dim about Jacob?
The eyes of Jacob were dim with age.
What does it mean to assemble?
"to gather together"
What did Jacob give to Joseph rather than his other sons? Where did he get it from?
One mountain slope that he took from the Amorites.
Where does Jacob want to be buried exactly? Who is already buried there?
In the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan where Abraham and his wife Sarah, Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and Leah are already buried.
What is the process called to preserve a dead body from decaying? How long does this process take? How long did the Egyptians weep for Jacob? How long did the people who went to bury Jacob weep for?
"Embalming" takes 40 days. The Egyptians wept for him for 70 days. They wept for Jacob for 7 days.
What is "the quality of a person that makes them worthy of respect"?
dignity
What is salvation?
"the state of being saved from evil because you believe in God"
Which of Joseph's sons is older? So how did Joseph feel about where Jacob placed his hands and what did Joseph try to do?
Which three son's of Jacob are NOT blessed and why? So what will happen to them?
Reuben isn't blessed because he went up to his father's bed and defiled it by sleeping with Bilhah, so he shall not have preeminence. Simeon and Levi are cursed for their anger of killing all the men of Shechem for defiling their sister Dinah, so they will be divided in Jacob and scattered in Israel.
What two vocabulary words are used to describe what they did when they came to the threshing floor of Atad? Where is the threshing floor of Atad? And what was the place named?
When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation and mourned. The Canaanites named it Abel-mizraim.
What did Jacob have to summon and why?
He summoned his strength to sit up in bed.
What is the purpose of pronouncing something? And what does it mean to harass someone?
The reason you need to pronounce something is "to say it officially or formally". To harass someone means "to bother or annoy" them.
Which son was in Joseph's right hand and which was in his left hand? Which son was in front of Jacob's left hand and which was in front of his right hand? How were Jacob's hands crossed?
Ephraim was in Joseph's right hand and Manasseh was in his left hand. Ephraim was in front of Jacob's left hand and Manasseh was in front of his right hand. Jacob's hands were crossed because he laid his right hand on Ephraim and his left hand on Manasseh.
What animals are Judah, Issachar, Dan, Naphtali, and Benjamin compared to?
Judah is a lion's cub. Issachar is a strong donkey. Dan shall be a serpent in the war, a viper by the path. Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.
Who went with Joseph to bury his father and who didn't?
All the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, all the elders of the land of Egypt, the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's household went with him. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.
What is the difference between fierce, wrath, and cruel?
Fierce is being "violent and forceful". Wrath is "extreme anger". Cruel is being "extremely unkind and intentionally causing pain" like evil.
What is a couch? What are enemies? What are prey? What is a scepter? What are archers? What does it mean to be agile?
couch = sofa; enemies = people against you; prey = the animal that a predator hunts/eats; scepter = royal stick; archers = people who do archery (bow and arrow); agile = able to move quickly and easily