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he Ishmaelitish merchantmen take
Joseph? To Egypt.
To whom did they sell him? Potiphar (Gen. xxxix:
1).
Who lied about Joseph and had him cast into
prison? Potiphar's wife.
Who were in the prison with Joseph? The king's
chief butler and chief baker (Gen. xl: 1, 3).
Who was King of Egypt at the time Joseph was in
Egypt? Pharaoh.
Why did Pharaoh make Joseph ruler? That he might
gather the grain during the seven years of plenty
to lay up in store against the seven years of
famine.
What did Pharaoh dream? About seven fat kine, or
cows, and seven lean cows (Gen. xli).
What did Joseph do with the grain he gathered
during the seven years of plenty? Put in great
store houses.
Why did his brothers come to Joseph in Egypt
during the famine? That they might get food (Gen.
xlii).
Did his father, Jacob, and family go to live in
Egypt? Yes.
How old was Joseph when he died? 110 years (Gen.
l: 26).
How long did Jacob's descendants remain in Egypt?
A little more than two hundred years.
Why did they desire to leave Egypt? Because of the
oppressions and cruelty of Pharaoh (Ex. i: 8, 14).
Whom did God raise up to lead the Children of
Israel out of Egypt? Moses.
How long did they wander in the wilderness? Forty
years.
Was Moses permitted to enter the Promised Land?
No.
Who led the Children of Israel into the Land of
Canaan, which was the Promised Land? Joshua.
How did the Children of Israel cross the Red Sea
and the Jordan? The waters were divided and they
crossed "dry shod."
Who was the strongest man? Samson.
Who was the meekest man? Moses.
Who, as a ruler, was a man after God's own heart?
David.
Who built the Temple? Solomon.
Who went to Heaven in a chariot of fire? Elijah.
On whom did the mantle of Elijah fall? Elisha.
Who was swallowed by the great fish? Jonah (Jonah
i: 17).
Who destroyed the Temple and Jerusalem and carried
the Children of Israel into captivity?
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