Bible Quiz Grade 9 and 10

1.    Why Joseph and his brothers came to visit Jacob?

• Because Jacob was sick

• Because Jacob was dying

• Because Jacob was unconscious

• Because Jacob was paralyzed

Answer explanation

Ge 48:1 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

2.    According to Jacob, where did God appear to him and bless him?

• At Shelah

• At Schekem

• At Sinai

• At Luz

Answer explanation

Ge 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

3.    Rachel, Jacob's wife, was buried in __________.

• Bethel

• Bethlehem

• Bethany

• Sheckem

Answer explanation

Ge 48:7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

4.    What happened to Jacob’s eyes when he grew old?

• he could not recognize his children anymore.

• he went blind

• His eyes grew dim

• he could not recognize his anything

Answer explanation

Ge 48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

5.    How many days did they mourn for Jacob in Egypt when he died?

• 50 days

• 60 days

• 70 days

• 80 days

6.    The place called Ephrath is also called by the name __________.

• Bethlehem

• Bethel

• Bethany

• Bermount

Answer explanation

(Genesis 48:7)

7.    Where did Jacob place his right hand while he was blessing Joseph?

• Jacob placed his right hand on Isaac's head

• Jacob placed his right hand on Joseph’s head

• Jacob placed his right hand on Mannaseh's head

• Jacob placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head

Answer explanation

Ge 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.  (Ge 48:15) And he blessed Joseph, and said, .......

8. Joseph was displeased that his father did not rather put his right hand on

• Jacob's head

• Manasseh's head

• Efraim's head

• His head

Answer explanation

Ge 48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

9.   Which of the sons of Jacob shall receive reverence from his brothers?

• Hittites

• Ammorites

• Judah

• Amonites

Answer explanation

(Genesis 49:8)

10.    Which of the sons of Jacob was compared to a lion?

• Gad

• Mannaseh

• Levi

• Judah

Answer explanation

(Genesis 49:9)