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Three dozen women in God's story
A crossword puzzle for Mother's Day (or any other day of the year)
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Women in the Bible
ACROSS 1 Queen who saved the Jews 3 Samson fell in love with her (Judges 16:4) 7 After she married Isaac, she became the mother of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 24:67) 10 Younger daughter of Laban (Genesis 29:16) 14 Mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-60) 15 Timothy's mother (2 Timothy 1:5) 17 She and her husband Aquila helped spread the gospel (Acts 18:2, 18, 26) 18 Ruth's mother-in-law (Ruth 1:3-4) 19 Mother of Moses (Exodus 6:20) 21 Mary's sister (John 12:2) 23 The wife of Ananias who sold a piece of property (Acts 5:1) 26 Cuza's wife; supporter of Jesus (Luke 8:1-3) 27 Sister and helper to Moses (Numbers 26:59) 29 Lady prophetess and judge (Judges 4:4) 31 The older daughter of Laban (Genesis 29:16) 32 Elderly prophetess who rejoiced at the sight of the Baby Jesus (Luke 2:36-38) 33 Samuel's mother (1 Samuel 1:20) 34 An angel said to her, "Greetings, you who are highly favored" (Luke 1:27-28)
DOWN 2 Prophetess in King Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:14) 4 The daughter of Potiphera and wife of Joseph (Genesis 41:45) 5 One of two women about whom Paul said "work hard in the Lord" (Romans 16:12) 6 Paul said she was a servant in the church at Cenchrea (Romans 16:1) 8 A dealer in purple cloth who hosted Paul and his missionary team Philippi (Acts 16:14, 40) 9 Timothy's grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5) 11 The mother of Cain, Abel and Seth (Genesis 4:1-2) 12 Mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24) 13 She was with King Agrippa when Paul pleaded his case (Acts 25:23) 16 Daughter of Leah (Genesis 30:19-21) 20 God used Peter to raise her from the dead (Acts 9:36-41) 22 Mother of Isaac (Genesis 21:3) 23 Helped care for the needs of Jesus and His disciples (Mark 15:40-41) 24 Her daughter danced for Herod on his birthday (Matthew 14:6) 25 Protected Israel's spies in Jericho (Joshua 2, 6:25) 26 Esau married her when he was 40 years old (Genesis 26:34) 28 Daughter of Saul and wife of David (2 Samuel 3:13-14) 30 Sarah's servant and mother of Ishmael (Genesis 16:15)
