The Patriarchs and Egypt
Across
- 3. the traditional Passover meal
- 4. where Isaac fled from his brother and found 2 wives
- 6. the book in the Bible where we hear about Abraham
- 9. the place where Moses parted the waters for the Israelites to escape
- 11. favorite son of Israel and Rachel
- 13. means "father of a multitude"
- 16. means “father of many”
- 19. an agreement that brings about a relationship between God and his people
- 21. first son of Joseph whose name means “forgetting”
- 24. God’s first promise to Abram
- 26. place where Abraham was to sacrifice his son
- 27. the occupation of Shifrah and Puah who helped save many of the firstborn Israelites
- 29. means "weary;" the first wife of Jacob
- 30. means "mother of nations"
- 31. the land promised to Abraham's descendants
- 33. the third promise God made to Abraham
- 34. the first book in the Bible where we hear about Moses
Down
- 1. youngest son of Israel
- 2. the first son of Israel; planned to save his brother Joseph
- 5. commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient Egypt
- 7. second son of Joseph whose name means “fruitful”
- 8. derived from the Hebrew itzah, which means “laughter
- 10. the country where Joseph was taken after he was placed in the well
- 12. means “one who supplants (or replaces one thing with another)”; second born twin
- 14. means “to captivate”, mother of twins
- 15. the second promise God made to Abraham
- 17. painful afflictions or diseases, severe calamity, or the judgment of God. Hint: There were 10 of these in Egypt
- 18. means "ewe;" the second wife of Jacob
- 20. means “formed;" firstborn twin
- 22. a name derived from the Hebrew word moshe, which means “to pull or draw out (of the water)”
- 23. refused to let the Israelites leave Egypt
- 25. means "my princess;" wife of Abram
- 27. Moses’ older sister who saved him by placing him in a basket in a river
- 28. son of Abraham and Hagar
- 32. Jacob's name was changed to this after wrestling with God