Patriarchs · around 1900-1800 BC
Judah Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Judah. 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. What did Judah propose to his brothers to do with Joseph?
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Answer: Sell him to the Ishmaelites. “Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh.” Reuben, for his part, wanted to take him back to their father. Genesis 37:26–27
2. What animal does Jacob compare Judah to in his blessing?
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Answer: A young lion. “Judah is a lion’s whelp… he stooped down, he couched as a lion.” Benjamin is compared to a wolf, Issachar to a strong donkey, and Naphtali to a doe. Genesis 49:9
3. In whose place did Judah offer to stay as Joseph’s slave?
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Answer: Benjamin’s. Judah said, “let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord.” The lad was Benjamin, in whose sack the cup had been found. Genesis 44:33