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Genesis 46 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jacob Moves to Egypt

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolTogether Again

peopleheartcamelsheep

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTogether Again

FAMILY → picture 3LOVE → picture 4CAMEL → picture 1SHEEP → picture 2

Grade 1Off to Egypt

Jacob worshiped God → picture 3God spoke at night → picture 1The family traveled → picture 4Joseph hugged his father → picture 2

Order:

1. Israel traveled with all that he had2. God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night3. Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph4. Joseph prepared his chariot

Grade 2Jacob Sees Joseph

  1. Where did Jacob's family go? Egypt (circle)
  2. What did Jacob do on the way? He stopped to worship God.
  3. What did God tell Jacob? Not to be afraid to go to Egypt
  4. How many people were in Jacob's family in Egypt? Seventy (circle)
  5. What did Joseph do when he saw his father? He hugged him and cried for a long time.

Grade 3God Goes with Jacob

  1. Where did Jacob offer sacrifices? Beersheba
  2. What two promises did God make about Egypt? He would make Jacob a great nation there, go down with him, and surely bring him up again.
  3. How did Jacob's family travel? In the wagons Pharaoh sent, with their livestock and goods
  4. Who did Jacob send ahead to Joseph? Judah
  5. What did Joseph tell his brothers to say about their work? That they were shepherds
1: Israel traveled with all that he had2: God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night3: Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph4: Joseph prepared his chariot

Grade 4No Need to Fear

  1. Why did Jacob stop to worship before going to Egypt? To seek God before leaving the promised land, since moving was a big change
  2. What earlier promise to Abraham did this move fulfill? That his descendants would live in a foreign land before returning (Genesis 15:13-14)
  3. What does the list of seventy names remind us? God knows every person in His family.
  4. How long had Joseph and Jacob been apart? More than twenty years

Word bank: 1. Egypt; 2. God; 3. family

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Into Egypt with God

  1. Why might Jacob have hesitated to go to Egypt? God had forbidden Isaac to go to Egypt (26:2).
  2. What are the three parts of God's promise? Make Jacob a great nation there, go down with him, and surely bring him up again
  3. How does this chapter connect to Exodus? Israel grows into a nation in Egypt, and God will bring them out in power.
  4. Why does Acts 7:14 say seventy-five? Stephen followed the Greek Old Testament, which counted additional descendants of Joseph.
  5. Why was living in Goshen as shepherds helpful? It kept the family somewhat separate and helped preserve their identity as God's people.

Word bank: 1. family; 2. Egypt; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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