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Bible Puzzles for Everyone Volume One Bible Puzzles for Everyone Volume One Crossword, Matching and Word Search Puzzles for use with Middle School through Adult Bible studies or Home Schools as a supplement or home assignment. These puzzles cover some general information and much of the Book of Genesis. Jeff Asher © 2006 Name Date (Key # 1 - 965448) Abram in Canaan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Across 27 City near where Abram defeated the five 14 King of salem and priest of the Most High kings of Mesopotamia (Gen. 14:15) God (Gen. 14:18) 29 Abram's concubine (Gen. 16:3) 16 I lied and said that Sarai was my sister, 6 A race of giants (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 3:11) because I didn't trust God to protect me. 7 Abram's lie (Gen 12:13; 20:2) Down Genesis 12:18-19 8 Lot's uncle (Gen. 14:12) 17 A friend of Abram 19 Well watered plain chosen by Lot (Gen. 10 The title of the ancient Egyptian kings. 13:10) 12 Chose the best land 1 Hagar's mistress (Gen 16:1) 2 Mutual promise between God and the 22 The descendents of Eber (Gen. 10:21, 15 Abram's Syrian Servant (Gen. 15:2) Abraham. 25); particularly the family of Abraham 18 Where Abram dwelt after he separated (Gen. 14:13) from Lot (Gen. 13:18) 3 Hagar's well (Gen. 16:14) 26 Mamre's brother (Gen. 14:13) 20 Abram's father (Gen. 11:27) 4 One-tenth of anything 28 Loyal friend to Abram (Gen. 14:24) 21 The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. 5 The son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac. 23 Northern boundary of the promised land 9 The sign of God's covenant with Abraham (Gen. 15:18) (Gen 17:23-27) 24 Abram's brother (Gen. 11:27) 11 Where Abram saw the Lord (Gen. 12:6-7) 25 "House of God" 13 The Pyramids are located in this country Answer Key: Key # 1 - 965448 Abram in Canaan 1S 2C A 3B 4T 5I O R 6R E P H A I M S V A E T H E 7S I S T E R H M N L E A 8A B R A M 9C 10P H A R A O H S E N I H 11S 12L O T R 13E 14M A H C G 15E L I E Z E R U Y 16A L R C 17A M P B C O 18H E B R O N 19J C 20T E R A H I E E O I A I M R R 21S A R A H Z 22H D I A 23E U P H R A T E S 24N A H O R M D B N N 25B E T H 26E L R K S E H W 27D A 28M A S C U S A O M L 29H A G A R E Name Date (Key # 2 - 965448) Abram in Canaan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Across 21 I lied and said that Sarai was my sister, 10 Northern boundary of the promised land because I didn't trust God to protect me. (Gen. 15:18) Genesis 12:18-19 13 Abram's Syrian Servant (Gen. 15:2) 1 Mutual promise between God and the 23 Abram's lie (Gen 12:13; 20:2) Abraham. 14 A race of giants (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 3:11) 24 Hagar's mistress (Gen 16:1) 16 The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. 3 Chose the best land 26 The sign of God's covenant with Abraham 6 Where Abram dwelt after he separated (Gen 17:23-27) 17 The Pyramids are located in this country from Lot (Gen. 13:18) 27 Well watered plain chosen by Lot (Gen. 8 The son of Abraham who was cast out 13:10) 18 Abram's brother (Gen. 11:27) after the birth of Isaac. 28 City near where Abram defeated the five 19 The title of the ancient Egyptian kings. 9 The descendents of Eber (Gen. 10:21, kings of Mesopotamia (Gen. 14:15) 22 A friend of Abram 25); particularly the family of Abraham (Gen. 14:13) 25 Lot's uncle (Gen. 14:12) 11 Mamre's brother (Gen. 14:13) Down 12 Hagar's well (Gen. 16:14) 15 King of salem and priest of the Most High 2 Abram's father (Gen. 11:27) God (Gen. 14:18) 4 One-tenth of anything 16 Where Abram saw the Lord (Gen. 12:6-7) 5 Loyal friend to Abram (Gen. 14:24) 20 Abram's concubine (Gen. 16:3) 7 "House of God" Answer Key: Key # 2 - 965448 Abram in Canaan 1C O V E N A N 2T 3L O 4T E I 5M 6H E B R O N T A 7B A H 8I S H M A E L 9H 10E B R E W R T U S 11E S H C O L P E H 12B 13E E R L A H A I R O I L A I 14R T 15M E L C H I Z E D E K Z P S 16S H E C H E M H 17E 18N A R A G 19P 20H A G A R I Y H H A 21A B R 22A H A M P A O H N 23S I S T E R 24S 25A R A I E A B 26C I R C U M C I S I O N 27J O R D A N H A 28D A M A S C U S Name Date (Key # 3 - 965448) Abram in Canaan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Across 23 The descendents of Eber (Gen. 10:21, 10 I lied and said that Sarai was my sister, 25); particularly the family of Abraham because I didn't trust God to protect me. (Gen. 14:13) Genesis 12:18-19 1 Mamre's brother (Gen. 14:13) 25 Chose the best land 13 Lot's uncle (Gen. 14:12) 5 King of salem and priest of the Most High 27 Abram's Syrian Servant (Gen. 15:2) 14 A race of giants (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 3:11) God (Gen. 14:18) 28 Abram's brother (Gen. 11:27) 15 "House of God" 6 One-tenth of anything 17 Abram's father (Gen. 11:27) 7 Hagar's mistress (Gen 16:1) Down 19 A friend of Abram 8 Northern boundary of the promised land (Gen. 15:18) 20 The Pyramids are located in this country 9 The title of the ancient Egyptian kings. 2 Mutual promise between God and the 21 Where Abram saw the Lord (Gen. 12:6-7) 11 Abram's lie (Gen 12:13; 20:2) Abraham. 24 Well watered plain chosen by Lot (Gen. 3 City near where Abram defeated the five 13:10) 12 Hagar's well (Gen. 16:14) kings of Mesopotamia (Gen. 14:15) 26 Where Abram dwelt after he separated 16 Abram's concubine (Gen. 16:3) 4 The sign of God's covenant with Abraham from Lot (Gen. 13:18) 18 Loyal friend to Abram (Gen. 14:24) (Gen 17:23-27) 22 The son of Abraham who was cast out 7 The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. after the birth of Isaac. Answer Key: Key # 3 - 965448 Abram in Canaan 1E S H 2C O L 3D O A V 4C 5M E L C H I Z E D E K I A N R 6T I T H E S 7S A R A I A C C A N U 8E U P H R A T E S T M S A C 9P H 10A R A O H 11S I S T E R B S 12B E E R L A H 13A I 14R O I 15B A B E O E 16H A G A R P N 17T T A A H E H 18M 19A M R 20E M A 21S R E N G 22I S H M A E L 23H E B R E W Y M E H R P S C 24J 25L O T 26H H O 27E L I E Z E R B M D 28N A H O R A O N N Name Date (Key # 4 - 965448) Abram in Canaan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Across 25 The sign of God's covenant with Abraham 14 The descendents of Eber (Gen. 10:21, (Gen 17:23-27) 25); particularly the family of Abraham 26 Abram's brother (Gen. 11:27) (Gen. 14:13) 2 Lot's uncle (Gen. 14:12) 16 Abram's lie (Gen 12:13; 20:2) 3 One-tenth of anything Down 17 Mamre's brother (Gen. 14:13) 6 The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.
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