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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