Which two people received land while not being Jacob's sons?

• A. Levi and Joseph
• B. Reuben and Simeon
• C. Ephraim and Manasseh
• D. Benjamin and Judah

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is how land is allocated among Israel’s tribes and how Joseph’s descendants fit into that distribution. Jacob’s blessing to Joseph made room for a double portion of inheritance to be shared by Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, so they could become the heads of two separate tribes. Because they are Joseph’s sons—grandsons of Jacob—they receive land even though they are not Jacob’s own sons. This is why Ephraim and Manasseh end up with land allocations in the promised land as distinct tribes, alongside the other twelve, rather than being counted with Jacob’s direct sons.

So the two people who received land but were not Jacob’s sons are Ephraim and Manasseh. The other names listed are Jacob’s sons, who would receive land as part of the twelve tribes by birth, not through Joseph’s blessing.