Merry Christmas!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Male ruler of a kingdom (4)
  2. 7. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 (4)
  3. 9. Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem (6)
  4. 10. A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River (9)
  5. 13. The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born (7)
  6. 14. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)
  7. 15. The youngest member of a group (4)
  8. 16. Something acquired without compensation (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 2. The archangel who was the messenger of God (7)
  2. 3. Jesus' earthly father (6)
  3. 4. Full of or showing high-spirited ___ (5)
  4. 5. Heavenly messenger with wings (5)
  5. 6. Living things like dogs and birds (7)
  6. 8. A clergyman who watches over a group of people (8)
  7. 11. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)
  8. 12. Mother of Jesus (4)