1.
Who is the main focus of Genesis 36?
Answer: Esau and his
descendants.
2.
What other name is Esau known by?
Answer: Edom.
3.
How many wives of Esau are named in Genesis 36?
Answer: Three.
4.
Name one of Esau’s wives.
Answer: Adah, Oholibamah,
or Basemath.
5.
What people came from Esau’s descendants?
Answer: The Edomites.
6.
Who was Jacob’s favorite son?
Answer: Joseph.
7.
What special gift did Jacob give Joseph?
Answer: A coat of many
colors.
8.
What did Joseph dream about that made his
brothers angry?
Answer: His brothers’
sheaves bowing down to his sheaf; the sun, moon, and stars bowing to him.
9.
Who suggested throwing Joseph into a pit instead
of killing him?
Answer: Reuben.
10.
Who suggested selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites?
Answer: Judah.
11.
For how many pieces of silver was Joseph sold?
Answer: Twenty.
12.
What did Joseph’s brothers dip his coat in?
Answer: Goat’s blood.
13.
Who was the captain of the guard in Egypt who
bought Joseph?
Answer: Potiphar.
14.
Who was Tamar’s father-in-law?
Answer: Judah.
15.
What was the name of Judah’s son who married
Tamar first?
Answer: Er.
16.
What happened to Onan for refusing to provide
offspring for Tamar?
Answer: God struck him
dead.
17.
How did Tamar disguise herself to deceive Judah?
Answer: As a prostitute.
18.
Q: What items did Judah give Tamar as a pledge?
Answer: His seal, cord, and
staff.
19.
Q: What were the names of the twins born to
Tamar?
Answer: Perez and Zerah.
20.
Why did Potiphar trust Joseph?
Answer: Because the Lord
was with Joseph and made him successful.
21.
Who falsely accused Joseph of wrongdoing?
Answer: Potiphar’s wife.
22.
What was Joseph accused of?
Answer: Attempting to
assault Potiphar’s wife.
23.
Where was Joseph sent after being falsely
accused?
Answer: Prison.
24.
Who were the two officials imprisoned with
Joseph?
Answer: Pharaoh’s cupbearer
and baker.
25.
Whose dream meant he would be restored to his
position?
Answer: The cupbearer.