Patriarchs · around 1900-1800 BC
Joseph Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Joseph. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. How old was Joseph when he was tending the flock with his brothers at the start of his story?
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Answer: Seventeen. “Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren.” He will be thirty when he stands before Pharaoh. Genesis 37:2
2. For how much was Joseph sold by his brothers?
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Answer: Twenty shekels of silver. His brothers lifted him out of the pit “and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver.” Genesis 37:28
3. What did the seven fat cows in Pharaoh’s dream represent?
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Answer: Seven years of plenty. “The seven good kine are seven years”: seven years of great plenty. It is the lean cows that announce the famine. Genesis 41:26–29