- How old was Joseph when he went out to check on his brothers?
17
- Why did Yaakov love Joseph more than all his brothers?
Because he was the son of his old age
- Why does that seem odd?
Because Benjamin was younger than Joseph
- Describe Joseph's two dreams
a. He and his brothers were binding sheaves in the field. His sheaf rose up, and the others bowed down to it;
b. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him
- When Yaakov chastises Joseph, what does he say, and why does it seem odd?
Do you expect your mother, father, and brothers to bow down to you?
Rachel was already dead
- Joseph set out from where to find his brothers? Along the way, he met a man who told him they were headed where?
Hebron; Dothan
- When the brothers decided to kill Joseph, which brother first spoke against killing him?
Who was second?
Reuven;
Judah
- The brothers decided to sell Joseph to whom?
Were they successful?
They intended to sell him to the Ishmaelites, but the Midianites found him first and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, so the brothers did nof succeed in carrying out their plan
- Judah's two sons were killed by HaShem. He wanted his daughter-in-law to wait for his third son to grow up and marry him. What were all their names?
Er, Onan, Taram, and Shelah
- Why did Tamar seduce Judah in the guise of a harlot?
Shelah had grown up, but Judah had not given him to her as a husband
- What three items did Tamar ask of Judah as a pledge?
His signet, his cord, and his staff
- While Joseph was in jail in Egypt, he interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh's butler and baker. In the end, one was restored to his former position, and one was hanged.
Which was which?
The baker was hanged;
the butler was restored to his former position
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