Bible crossword puzzle: Exodus to Samuel
Word puzzle from Sacred Scripture
Draws on material in chapters 5, 7, and 8 of Discovering the Bible by Alex
Varughese
Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have the
textbook?
"I like doing these puzzles. It completes a requirement, and it is fun at the same
time.," -- John C., Nazarene Bible College student
ACROSS
- 3 -- Moses' tambourine-playing sister
- 5 -- The priest who raised Samuel. This priest had two wicked sons who were
killed by the Philistines
- 7 -- Israel's female judge (leader) who was also a prophetess
- 8 -- A
very strong man whose involvement with Delilah clouded his judgment and ruined his life
- 9 -- A prostitute from Jericho whose aid enabled Joshua's men to spy on the
city
- 11 -- Israel's lawgiver and the one who led them from slavery in Egypt to
nationhood
DOWN
- 1 -- The less prominent of the two spies who brought back to Joshua a positive
report about the possibilities of re-taking the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14)
- 2 -- Samuel's mother who was accused by the priest of coming to a place of worship
while intoxicated
- 4 -- An Israelite judge who, after being convinced of God's will by using a wool
fleece, overcame the large Midianite army with a force of only 300 men
- 6 -- A man "filled with the spirit of wisdom" who was one of the 12 spies who went
into the Promised Land. He became Moses' successor (Deuteronomy 34)
- 8 -- The son of Hannah who became a prophet and a judge
- 10 -- Moses' brother -- and his right-hand man -- who made the golden calf (Exodus
32)
See syllabus for Bible and textbook reading for this assignment
This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature.
The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the
Biblical Communities edited by Alex Varughese and published by what is now called The
Foundry.
-- Howard Culbertson,
Brief Bible book overvuews and meditations
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