This week’s Torah portion gives us the much-anticipated reunion between Joseph and his brothers and ultimately, Joseph and his father, Jacob.
1. Who approaches Joseph to intercede on Benjamin’s behalf?
Judah. (44:18)
2. What is the first question Joseph asks when he reveals his identity to his brothers?
“I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” (45:3)
3. Why does Joseph invite his family down to live in Egypt?
There are still five more years left of the famine. (45:6)
4. What does Joseph send down to Canaan to great his father?
Ten donkeys filled with the best of the foods of Egypt, ten female donkeys laden with food. (45:23)
5. What land will Jacob and his children settle in?
Goshen. (45:10)
6. What does Hashem say to Jacob the night before he leaves Beer Sheeba for Egypt?
Do not be afraid of going down to Egypt. I will make you into a great nation there. And I will make sure you will come back to Canaan. (46:3)
7. How many people went down to Egypt?
Seventy. (46:27)
8. Where does Joseph meet Jacob?
In the land of Goshen. (46:28)
9. How old is Jacob when he comes down to Egypt?
130. (47:9)
10. How does Joseph manage to become so successful in Egypt?
People trade in their money, then their cattle and then their land for food during the famine. (47:14-19)
