BIBLE CHARACTERS

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Across
  1. 2. - A chief tax collector at Jericho who became one of Christ's disciples
  2. 4. - A high-ranking angelic creature in close association with the heavenly court, one “who stands near before God”; “sent forth” by God to deliver special messages to servants of Jehovah here on earth (Lu 1:19, 26)
  3. 7. - This apostle of Jesus Christ was called “The Twin,” or Didymous. (Mt 10:3)
  4. 8. - One of Aaron’s four sons by his wife and he died childless.
  5. 9. - A Levite and descendant of Asaph. (Ne 11:15, 17) He is also called Mica and Micaiah.
  6. 11. - the forerunner of Jesus. Both of his parents were of the priestly house of Aaron. (Lu 1:5, 6.)
  7. 13. - One time Jesus rebuked him and called him Satan (Matt 16:23)
  8. 14. - His reputation for courage and boldness was such that some during Jesus’ earthly ministry took him to be ____ returned to life.—(Mt 16:13, 14).
  9. 16. - His case illustrates the treacherousness and desperateness of the heart of sinful man, but more, it shows that the best of hearts can be enticed if constant vigilance is not kept (Heb 9:1)
  10. 18. - Evidently died in 44 C.E. He was the first of the 12 apostles to die as a martyr.
  11. 22. - His patient endurance of suffering is set before Christians as a pattern, and his happy outcome is pointed to as magnifying Jehovah’s affection and mercy. (Jas 5:11)
  12. 23. - This shepherd, musician, poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king stands out in the Hebrew Scriptures in great prominence.
  13. 25. - He inherited from his father an empire of great strength but was obliged to spend most of his reign subduing revolts
  14. 27. - God Called Her “Princess”
  15. 29. - An Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin and an apostle of Jesus Christ. (Eph 1:1)
Down
  1. 1. - Jehovah’s Word expresses his approval of Daniel as wholly devoted, listing him alongside Noah and Job.—(Eze 14:14),
  2. 3. - One of Jesus’ 12 apostles, generally thought to be Nathanael
  3. 5. - “Son of Amittai”; a prophet of Jehovah from Gath-hepher (2Ki 14:25)
  4. 6. - A Jewish orphan girl of the tribe of Benjamin whose Hebrew name was Hadassah
  5. 10. - A faithful Christian who fought side by side with the apostle Paul, for the sake of “the good news.” (Php 4:3)
  6. 12. - Wisdom personified (1 Cor 1:24,30)
  7. 15. - Fatherly guardian for his younger cousin
  8. 17. - A descendant of Saul through Jonathan; his father had six sons. (1 Chr 8:38)
  9. 19. - One of the 12 apostles, also called Thaddaeus
  10. 20. - His given name was Joseph, but the apostles surnamed him “Son of Comfort.”
  11. 21. - Because she trusted in Jehovah to make matters right, Hannah regained her inner peace
  12. 22. - The second-listed son of Simeon. (1Ch 4:24) He founded the family of the Jaminites.
  13. 24. - “Man of the true God,” leader of the nation of Israel, mediator of the Law covenant, prophet, judge, commander, historian, and writer. (Ezr 3:2)
  14. 26. - A woman in the Christian congregation at Philippi who was apparently having some difficulty in resolving a problem that had arisen (Php 4:2, 3)
  15. 28. - Was first a disciple of John the Baptizer. (John 1:35, 40)