Bible Bowl                             Genesis 37

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       1. Gen. 37:1-2 - How many years old was Joseph when he brought a bad

     report about his brothers to his father Jacob?

 

                            A) 15  B) 16  C) 17  D) 18

     Correct answer C.

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       2. Gen. 37:3 - Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,

     because Joseph was born to him in his old age.  What richly ornamented

     gift did Jacob give to Joseph?

 

                      A) crown  B) saddle  C) staff  D) robe

     Correct answer D.

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       3. Gen. 37:4-5 - When Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved

     him more than any of them, they hated Joseph.  What did Joseph tell to

     his brothers that made them hate him even more?

 

                 A) story  B) dream  C) lie  D) knock-knock joke

     Correct answer B.

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       4. Gen. 37:5-7 - In Joseph's first dream, he and his brothers were in

     the field when what bowed down?

 

             A) sheaves  B) his brothers  C) servants  D) scarecrows

     Correct answer A.

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       5. Gen. 37:9 - In Joseph's second dream, what bowed down to him?

 

                         A) 11 clouds

                         B) 11 lightning bolts

                         C) 11 moons

                         D) the sun, moon, and 11 stars

     Correct answer D.

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       6. Gen. 37:12,13 - Where were Joseph's brothers grazing their

     father's flocks when Jacob sent him to them?

 

                             A) near Shechem

                             B) beyond Moab

                             C) in the land of Egypt

                             D) up at Bethel

     Correct answer A.

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       7. Gen. 37:14-17 - After Joseph left the Valley of Hebron and arrived

     at Shechem, he asked a man where his brothers were grazing their

     flocks.  The man had overheard them saying where they were going and

     Joseph found them near there.  What was the place called?

 

                     A) Dinhabah  B) Pau  C) Dothan  D) Gilead

     Correct answer C.

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               Bible Bowl                             Genesis 37

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       8. Gen. 37:18-20 - Joseph's brothers plotted to kill him and say that

     a wild animal had devoured him.  What were they going to throw him

     into?

 

                      A) river  B) cistern  C) cave  D) fire

     Correct answer B.

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       9. Gen. 37:21,22 - Which of Joseph's brothers kept him from being

     killed and planned to return him to Jacob?

 

                     A) Reuben  B) Simeon  C) Levi  D) Judah

     Correct answer A.

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      10. Gen. 37:23-25 - Joseph's brothers stripped him of his robe and

     threw him into an empty cistern.  As they were eating, they saw a group

     of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead with camels loaded with spices, balm,

     and myrrh.  Where were they going?

 

                     A) Canaan  B) Edom  C) Shechem  D) Egypt

     Correct answer D.

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      11. Gen. 37:26 - Which of Joseph's brothers suggested that they sell

     him to the Ishmaelites?

 

                     A) Reuben  B) Simeon  C) Levi  D) Judah

     Correct answer D.

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      12. Gen. 37:28 - For what price did Joseph's brothers sell him to the

     Ishmaelites?

 

                           A) 20 shekels of silver

                           B) 20 gold coins

                           C) 20 silver bracelets

                           D) 20 Chuck E. Cheese tokens

     Correct answer A.

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      13. Gen. 37:29-33 - After Reuben discovered that Joseph had been sold,

     he and his brothers dipped Joseph's coat in animal blood and told Jacob

     he had been devoured by a ferocious animal.  What kind of animal blood

     did they use?

 

                      A) sheep  B) cow  C) goat  D) kangaroo

     Correct answer C.

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      14. Gen. 37:36 - Who was one of Pharoah's officials and captain of the

     guard that bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt?

 

                   A) Pilate  B) Potiphar  C) Philip  D) Pokemon

     Correct answer B.

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