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Jacob and his family lived a long time ago in the land of Canaan.Jacob had 12 sons but one of them was his favourite. His namewas Joseph. Jacob gave Joseph a fine coat to show that he washis favourite son. His brothers hated him and not just because ofthe coat.

Colour in the picture, using bright colours for Joseph’s coat.

Genesis 37:1–4 3


Another reason why Joseph’s brothers hated him was because ofhis dreams. One day Joseph told them, “I dreamt we were out inthe field tying up bundles of wheat. My bundle stood up andyours made a circle around mine and bowed down to it.”

Use the code to find out what Joseph’s brothers said to him.

Genesis 37:5–84

“Do you really think you are going to be

and over us?”

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e = ❅g = ✎i = ❉

k = ✒l = ●n = ■

r = ✲u = ◆


Some time later, Joseph had another dream. He told his fatherand his brothers, “I dreamt that the sun, moon and 11 stars allbowed down to me.” His father was cross. “Do you really thinkyour mother and I and your brothers are going to bow down toyou?” Jacob asked. But he wondered to himself what the dreamcould mean.

Look for these words from Joseph’s dream in the wordsearch. Look upand down, forwards and backwards. Draw a ring around the words.

Genesis 37:9–11 5

Q P X W I J B R

W V M H L G R F

I S H E A F O G

D R E A M Z T U

J A K T C B H N

O T W F D R E O

R S U N I A R O

N E V E L E S M

SHEAFWHEATSTARSMOONSUNBROTHERSELEVENDREAM


Joseph’s brothers looked after the family’s flocks of sheep andgoats. They were often far away from home because they had tomove around with the animals to find grass. One day Jacob saidto Joseph, “Take this food to your brothers and find out if theyare all right.” So Joseph set off.

Look at the picture and find six things that would not have been therein Joseph’s time. Then count the number of sheep!

Genesis 37:12–246


Genesis 37:12–24 7

When his brothers saw him coming they said, “Here’s thedreamer! Let’s kill him and say that a wild animal got him.” Butthe oldest brother, Reuben, tried to protect Joseph. “Let’s not killhim,” he said, “but just throw him into this dry well.” WhenJoseph reached them, the brothers ripped off his fine coat andthrew him into the well. They just laughed at Joseph’s cries forhelp.


Genesis 37:25–288

As the brothers sat down to eat the food Joseph had brought,they saw a camel caravan taking spices to Egypt. One brother,Judah, said, “Let’s sell Joseph to those traders and not harm him.After all, he is our brother.” The others agreed so they pulledJoseph out of the well and sold him to the traders, who took himaway to Egypt.

How much did the brothers get for Joseph? Fill in the missing letters.Choose from E, I and O.

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Genesis 37:29–35 9

The brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph’s coat in the blood.They took the coat home to Jacob and said, “We found this. Doesit belong to your son?” Jacob was heartbroken. “Joseph has beeneaten by a wild animal,” he said and could not be comforted.

Put the pictures in the right order to tell the story. Write numbers 1 to4 in the bubbles.


In Egypt Joseph was sold as a slave to the captain in charge ofthe palace guard. Joseph worked hard and his master liked him.“Your God gives you success and I can trust you,” he said.

Join the dots to discover the name of Joseph’s master.

Genesis 39:1–610


But Potiphar’s wife told lies about him. “Your slave attacked me!”she told her husband. Potiphar believed her and threw Josephinto prison. But God helped Joseph and the jailer was pleasedwith him.

Put the keys in the right order to find what the jailer said to Joseph.

Genesis 39:11–23 11

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Genesis 40:1–1512

The king’s wine steward and his chief baker were in prison withJoseph. One morning they looked upset. “We had strange dreamslast night,” they told Joseph. “Tell me about them,” said Joseph.“I will ask God to help me understand.” The wine steward replied,“I saw a vine with three branches. I squeezed the juice from thegrapes into the king’s cup.”

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Find the words to see what Joseph’s dream was all about.

Follow the letters to see how Joseph solved the Pharaoh’s problem.

Spot the difference to see if Joseph’s brothers had changed.

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Joseph and his incredible dreams!

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