Bible Characters

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into (6)
  2. 5. United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (4)
  3. 6. Name of two of Jesus' disciples (5)
  4. 8. The diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar (7)
  5. 9. United States feminist (4)
  6. 11. Grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay (7)
  7. 12. An Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations about the wickedness of his people (8)
  8. 14. The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (3)

Down

  1. 1. Shepherd boy who defeated Goliath (5)
  2. 2. The Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of (4)
  3. 3. An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center (plural) (5)
  4. 4. A giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot (7)
  5. 7. Son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (7)
  6. 10. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac (7)
  7. 12. French biochemist who studied regulatory processes in cells (5)
  8. 13. In Judeo-Christian mythology (4)