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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2000 Question 1

Question 1

The Patriarchs

Joseph called the name of his first born Manasseh, meaning God has

  1. A.made him forget his hardship and his father's house
  2. B.made him fruitful in the land of his affliction
  3. C.rescued him from the hands of Potiphar
  4. D.made him not to forget his brothers and his household.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (made him forget his hardship and his father's house)

Explanation

Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for 'making to forget'. Joseph said God had made him forget all his hardship and all his father's house (Genesis 41:51).