Bible crossword puzzle: Israel looks at the beginning -- Genesis

Crossword puzzle from Scripture: Genesis
Draws on material in chapter 4 of Discovering the Bible by Alex Varughese, the textbook for Introduction to Biblical Literature

Challenge: Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have the textbook?

"This was a nice change of pace. I was surprised that I recalled more than I thought I would." -- Angela B., Nazarene Bible College student

ACROSS

• 3 -- Out-of-wedlock son born to Hagar, an Egyptian slave woman
• 5 -- First woman
• 7 -- Central figure of the Genesis flood story
• 8 -- Jacob's fourth son whose name means "praise" or "praised"
• 10 -- Murdered his brother
• 11 -- The wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
• 13 -- God promised that "all nations would be blessed" through him
• 14 -- First murder victim

DOWN

• 1 -- The shepherd boy who rose to importance in the Egyptian government
• 2 -- Oldest man who ever lived
• 4 -- Adam and Eve's third son
• 6 -- A man who lived in such a close relationship with God that he seems not to have died
• 9 -- Abraham's wife
• 12 -- First man
• 15 -- Abraham's nephew

Bible reading for this assignment: Genesis 1-9, 11-12, 15, 17, 21-22, 24, 37-45, 48-50 (plus textbook chapter 4)

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 Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, now The Foundry Publishing.

    -- Howard Culbertson,

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