Puzzle 8: The Star of Bethlehem
Across
- 2. The Magi had to do this to find the infant King (4)
- 3. The star was a sign that a new one of these had been born (4)
- 6. The emotion felt upon seeing the star again (3)
- 9. The king who was troubled by the star (5)
- 11. Many believe the star was a special, miraculous sign, not a natural one (12)
- 12. Some believe the star was a manifestation of God's visible glory (8)
- 14. The direction from which the wise men saw the sign (4)
- 15. What the star radiated to the world (5)
- 17. One of the gifts brought by the followers of the star (4)
- 18. The intensity of the star's glow (6)
- 19. God's guiding hand, symbolized by the star (11)
Down
- 1. The Magi were likely Persian scholars of this science (11)
- 4. The ultimate goal of the wise men's journey (7)
- 5. The Gospel in which the star is primarily mentioned (7)
- 7. One possible natural explanation for the star (5)
- 8. The bright celestial body that announced the birth (4)
- 9. Where the star appeared (7)
- 10. The wise men who followed the celestial light (4)
- 11. The star did this when it stopped over the young child's house (11)
- 13. The star fulfilled this, foretelling the Messiah's coming (8)
- 16. The star served as this for the travelers (5)