This Genesis 37 quiz will not only test your knowledge about the chapter’s contents but will also encourage you to analyze the underlying implications. You are about to venture into a world where dreams are prophetic, sibling rivalry is taken to extreme lengths, and divine providence begins to weave a story of redemption.
This quiz isn’t designed to be straightforward, but rather it will challenge your understanding and attention to the minute details in the chapter.
Are you prepared to explore the dreams and trials of Joseph? If so, brace yourself for the Genesis 37 quiz. Shall we begin?
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Table of Contents
Genesis 37 Quiz Questions
Question 1
How old was Joseph when he was feeding the flock with his brethren?
A) 15 years
B) 17 years
C) 19 years
D) 21 years
E) 23 years
Question 2
Who did Joseph bring a bad report to about his brothers?
A) His mother Rachel
B) His brother Benjamin
C) His father Jacob
D) His uncle Esau
E) His aunt Leah
Question 3
Which of Joseph’s brothers were not mentioned in his bad report?
A) Reuben and Simeon
B) Levi and Judah
C) Dan and Naphtali
D) Gad and Asher
E) It isn’t specified
Question 4
What did Israel make for Joseph?
A) A ring
B) A bracelet
C) A coat
D) A crown
E) A pair of sandals
Question 5
Why did Joseph’s brothers hate him?
A) Because of his dreams
B) Because he was the favorite son
C) Because he brought a bad report about them
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above
Question 6
What was the first dream Joseph had?
A) The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing to him
B) Sheaves in a field bowing to his sheaf
C) Birds of the air bowing to him
D) Fish of the sea bowing to him
E) None of the above
Question 7
How did Joseph’s brothers react to his first dream?
A) They were pleased
B) They were indifferent
C) They hated him
D) They were confused
E) They were amused
Question 8
In Joseph’s first dream, what elements represented his mother and father?
A) The sun and the moon
B) The stars and the sky
C) The earth and the sea
D) The birds and the trees
E) None of the above
Question 9
Who was the one who suggested to not kill Joseph, but throw him into a pit?
A) Reuben
B) Simeon
C) Levi
D) Judah
E) Benjamin
Question 10
What did Joseph’s brothers do with his coat of many colors after they sold him?
A) They tore it into pieces
B) They burned it
C) They stained it with blood
D) They gave it to their father
E) Both C and D
Question 11
Where were Joseph’s brothers pasturing the flock when he went to see them after leaving Shechem?
A) Dothan
B) Bethel
C) Jerusalem
D) Hebron
E) Nazareth
Question 12
What was the name of the person who bought Joseph in Egypt?
A) Potipar
B) Pharaoh
C) Pilate
D) Potiphera
E) None of the above
Question 13
What was the occupation of the person who bought Joseph in Egypt?
A) A baker
B) A butler
C) A captain
D) A priest
E) A merchant
Question 14
Which of his brothers was not present when Joseph was sold?
A) Reuben
B) Simeon
C) Levi
D) Judah
E) Benjamin
Question 15
Which animal’s blood was used to stain Joseph’s coat?
A) A lamb
B) A goat
C) A cow
D) A camel
E) A donkey
Question 16
To whom did Joseph’s brothers sell him?
A) Midianites
B) Ishmaelites
C) Amalekites
D) Egyptians
E) Both A and B
Question 17
What did Joseph’s brothers receive in exchange for selling him?
A) Twenty pieces of silver
B) Thirty pieces of silver
C) Forty pieces of silver
D) Fifty pieces of silver
E) Sixty pieces of silver
Question 18
What was Jacob’s reaction when he saw Joseph’s blood-stained coat?
A) He did not believe it was Joseph’s
B) He thought Joseph had been killed by a wild beast
C) He accused his sons of killing Joseph
D) He sent servants to search for Joseph
E) None of the above
Question 19
How did Joseph’s brothers respond to Jacob’s grief over the loss of Joseph?
A) They confessed their deceit
B) They comforted their father
C) They remained silent
D) They blamed Joseph for his dreams
E) None of the above
Question 20
Who among the brothers proposed the idea of selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites?
A) Reuben
B) Simeon
C) Levi
D) Judah
E) None of the above
Question 21
Which one of these statements about Joseph is incorrect based on Genesis 37?
A) He was sold by his brothers
B) He was the favorite son of his father
C) He had dreams that made his brothers jealous
D) His father sent him to Egypt
E) He was sold to an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard
Question 22
Who reprimanded Joseph after hearing about his second dream?
A) His brothers
B) His father
C) His mother
D) Both his parents
E) All of the above
Question 23
What did Jacob do to mourn Joseph’s supposed death?
A) He tore his clothes
B) He put on sackcloth
C) He wept for many days
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 24
Where did Jacob send Joseph from, to go see his brothers?
A) From the vale of Hebron
B) From the land of Canaan
C) From the field of Ephraim
D) From the coast of Joppa
E) From the hill country of Judah
Question 25
Who was the first person Joseph met when he arrived in Shechem?
A) A man
B) His brother Reuben
C) His brother Benjamin
D) His brother Judah
E) His father’s friend
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Answers to Genesis 37 Quiz Questions
Answer Number 1
B) 17 years
Explanation: Genesis 37:2 states that Joseph was seventeen years old when he was feeding the flock with his brothers.
Answer Number 2
C) His father Jacob
Explanation: According to Genesis 37:2, Joseph brought the bad report of his brothers to his father Jacob.
Answer Number 3
E) It isn’t specified
Explanation: The Bible does not specify which brothers were mentioned in the bad report that Joseph brought to his father Jacob (Genesis 37:2).
Answer Number 4
C) A coat
Explanation: Genesis 37:3 mentions that Israel (Jacob) made a coat of many colors for Joseph.
Answer Number 5
E) All of the above
Explanation: Joseph’s brothers hated him because he was the favorite son, because he had dreams that they would bow down to him, and because he brought their father a bad report about them (Genesis 37:3-5, 8, 11).
Answer Number 6
B) Sheaves in a field bowing to his sheaf
Explanation: Joseph’s first dream involved sheaves in a field, where his sheaf stood upright while the sheaves of his brothers bowed down to his sheaf (Genesis 37:7).
Answer Number 7
C) They hated him
Explanation: Genesis 37:8 explains that Joseph’s brothers hated him even more after he told them about his first dream.
Answer Number 8
E) None of the above
Explanation: In Genesis 37:9-10, the sun and the moon in Joseph’s dream were interpreted by Jacob to represent himself and Joseph’s mother. But that wasn’t the first dream of Joseph.
Answer Number 9
A) Reuben
Explanation: Reuben suggested to his brothers that they should not kill Joseph, but throw him into a pit instead (Genesis 37:21-22).
Answer Number 10
E) Both C and D
Explanation: Joseph’s brothers stained his coat with goat’s blood and then showed it to their father, Jacob (Genesis 37:31-32).
Answer Number 11
A) Dothan
Explanation: In Genesis 37:17, it is mentioned that Joseph went to Dothan after leaving Shechem to find his brothers.
Answer Number 12
A) Potipar
Explanation: Genesis 37:36 states that Potipar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, bought Joseph in Egypt.
Answer Number 13
C) A captain
Explanation: Potipar, who bought Joseph, was a captain of the guard, an officer of Pharaoh (Genesis 37:36).
Answer Number 14
A) Reuben
Explanation: According to Genesis 37:29-30, Reuben was not present when Joseph was sold by his brothers; he returned to the pit to find Joseph gone.
Answer Number 15
B) A goat
Explanation: Joseph’s brothers used the blood of a goat to stain his coat (Genesis 37:31).
Answer Number 16
E) Both A and B
Explanation: Genesis 37:28 mentions that Joseph’s brothers sold him to the Midianites, who then sold him in Egypt to the Ishmaelites.
Answer Number 17
A) Twenty pieces of silver
Explanation: Genesis 37:28 states that Joseph’s brothers sold him for twenty pieces of silver.
Answer Number 18
B) He thought Joseph had been killed by a wild beast
Explanation: Upon seeing the blood-stained coat, Jacob believed that Joseph had been devoured by a wild beast (Genesis 37:33).
Answer Number 19
C) They remained silent
Explanation: Genesis 37 does not record any response from
Joseph’s brothers to Jacob’s grief; they remained silent about their actions.
Answer Number 20
D) Judah
Explanation: Judah was the one who proposed the idea of selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:26-27).
Answer Number 21
D) His father sent him to Egypt
Explanation: Joseph was not sent to Egypt by his father. Instead, he was sold by his brothers (Genesis 37:28).
Answer Number 22
B) His father
Explanation: After hearing about Joseph’s second dream, Jacob rebuked him (Genesis 37:10).
Answer Number 23
D) All of the above
Explanation: In response to the news of Joseph’s supposed death, Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for many days (Genesis 37:34-35).
Answer Number 24
A) From the vale of Hebron
Explanation: Genesis 37:14 states that Jacob sent Joseph from the valley of Hebron to check on his brothers.
Answer Number 25
A) A man
Explanation: Genesis 37:15 says that Joseph met a man when he arrived in Shechem, who informed him that his brothers had gone to Dothan.
