Esau & Jacob
What were the names of Isaacs sons?
Esau and Jacob
What was the name of Jacob’s uncle? What were his daughters names?
Laban.
Leah and Rachel.
Who was Jacobs favorite son?
Joseph
What happened to Joseph?
Brothers threw him into a pit, then sold him to the traders, who took him to Egypt.
Who was Pharaoh?
King of Egypt.
What did Jacob want Esau to sell to him for a bowl of stew?
His birthright.
How many years did Jacob say he would work so he could marry Rachel?
Seven
What special gift did Jacob give to his son Joseph?
A coat with many colors.
What was the name of the man Joseph worked
for?
Potiphar
When the famine came and people got hungry, what did Joseph do?
Sold grain to the people.
Why did Esau sell his birthright?
He didn’t care about it. He was hungry. He was impatient.
How did Laban trick Jacob?
He switched Rachel and Leah at the wedding.
What did Joseph see in his first dream about the grain sheaves?
His brothers’ grain sheaves bowed down to his.
Why Joseph got to prison?
Because Potiphar's wife lied about him and Potiphar got mad.
What did Joseph say his brothers were when he first saw them and what did he do?
He said they were spies and put them into prison.
Who helped Jacob trick his father?
Name one thing they did to trick Isaac.
Rebekah, his mother.
Cooked his favorite food. Put on Esau’s clothes. Put goat hair on Jacob’s neck and hands. Lied about being Esau.
How many sons did Jacob have?
12
What happened in Joseph’s second dream?
The sun, moon, and 11 stars bowed down to Joseph.
Who told Joseph about their dreams in prison?
The baker and the cupbearer.
What special thing did Jacob do for all of his sons?
Blessed them.
When we sin, there are consequences. Can you tell me what that means?
Something bad will happen because of the sin we did.
Where were Jacob and his family going?
Who was Jacob afraid of?
To Canaan. Esau.
What did Joseph’s dreams mean?
His family would bow to him. He would rule over them.
What kinds of cows did Pharaoh see in his
dream?
What kind of grain (or corn) did Pharaoh dream about?
Fat cows and skinny cows.
Good, healthy grain and yucky, skinny grain.
How old was Joseph when he died?
110 years old